spielfreie
Spielfreie is the inflected form of the German adjective spielfrei, used to describe a game-free period or status in competitive sports. The term literally means “free from games” and is most common in schedules and calendars for leagues, cups, and tournaments. It denotes that a team or participant has no match scheduled for a particular round, day, or week, effectively a bye.
- Examples: eine spielfreie Woche, der spielfreie Spieltag, die spielfreien Tage.
- The form spielfreie appears before a noun (attributive position), with endings changing according to gender, number,
- The concept is primarily used in sports such as football (soccer), basketball, handball, and other organized
- A spielfrei period occurs when a round has no opponent for a team (byes), when there are
- It is equivalent to the English term “bye” in the sense of rest or non-competition for that
- The term is neutral and technical, typically found in official schedules, media coverage, and sports commentary.
- While spielfrei focuses on the absence of a game, related phrases can denote rest, break periods,