spelet

Spelet is the definite form of the Swedish noun spel, meaning "the game." In ordinary use, spelet refers to a game as an activity or to a specific game when the definite form is used. The indefinite singular is ett spel; the indefinite plural is spel or flera spel; the definite singular is spelet; the definite plural is spelen. This reflects Swedish definite-article morphology for neuter nouns.

Spelet covers a wide range of activities, including board games, video games, sports, and other rule-based competitive or recreational activities. It is commonly used in compounds, where spelet is appended to a descriptor, producing terms like sällskapsspelet for a board game or dataspelet for a video game.

Examples include: "Sällskapsspelet Monopol är populärt" and "Det här dataspelet är mycket svårt." The word is used broadly across media and conversation to refer to games in general or to a particular definite game.

Linguistically, spelet is part of the same Germanic family as the German Spiel and the English "spiel" in historical usage, sharing a common root related to play or pastime.