der Spielstand
score
The current result or score in a game or sporting competition.
EXAMPLE
Wie ist der Spielstand beim Fußball?
What's the score in the soccer game?
der Spielstand
score / save file
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Meanings
der Spielstand
save file
In computer games, a saved file that stores progress in the game and makes it possible to continue later from the same point.
EXAMPLE
Vergiss nicht, deinen Spielstand zu speichern, bevor du das Spiel beendest.
Don't forget to save your save file before you quit the game.
Usage tips
Word composition
'Spielstand' is made up of 'Spiel' (game) and 'Stand' (status, state). Here, 'Stand' means something like 'status' or 'state'. So the word describes the current state of a game.
EXAMPLE
Kannst du mir den aktuellen Spielstand durchgeben?
Can you tell me the current score?
Context clue
If 'Spielstand' (score) refers to sports, it means the score. In connection with verbs like 'speichern' (to save) or 'laden' (to load), it always refers to progress in a computer game.
EXAMPLE
Der Spielstand nach der ersten Halbzeit war 1:1.
The score after the first half was 1-1.
Typical use
In a sports context, the score is often expressed with numbers and a colon, e.g. '2:1'. The most common question about it is: 'Wie ist der Spielstand?' (What's the score?)
EXAMPLE
Bei einem Spielstand von 3:0 für die Heimmannschaft ist das Spiel fast entschieden.
With a score of 3-0 for the home team, the game is almost decided.
Typical verbs
In the context of video games, the most important verbs are 'den Spielstand speichern' (to save the game/save file) and 'den Spielstand laden' (to load the save file). This lets you secure your progress or return to an earlier point.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe vergessen, meinen Spielstand zu speichern und muss jetzt von vorne anfangen.
I forgot to save my save file and now have to start over.
Compare with
Spielstand vs Ergebnis
result
Both words can refer to the score of a sports game. However, Ergebnis is usually understood as the result after the game has ended, while Spielstand refers to the current score during the game. For an ongoing game, Spielstand is therefore especially appropriate.
Spielstand
In der 70. Minute zeigte die Anzeigetafel den Spielstand 2:1.
In the 70th minute, the scoreboard showed a score of 2–1.
Ergebnis
Das Ergebnis des Spiels war nach dem Abpfiff 2:1.
The final score of the game was 2–1 after the final whistle.
In real life
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