noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən/
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A video game console of the PlayStation brand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: trademark
Topics: video-games
Examples
His dad bought him a Playstation 5 yesterday.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The original PlayStation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: trademark
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Misspelling of PlayStation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To play on the PlayStation video game console.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From play + station; coined by American multinational software company Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سوني
(sōni)
— series of video game consoles
Arabic:
بليستيشن
— series of video game consoles
Czech:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
Dutch:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
Finnish:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
Finnish:
pleikkari
— series of video game consoles
Finnish:
pleikka
— series of video game consoles
French:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
German:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
Hindi:
प्लेस्टेशन
(plesṭeśan)
— series of video game consoles
Italian:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
Japanese:
プレイステーション
— series of video game consoles
Korean:
플레이스테이션
(peulleiseuteisyeon)
— series of video game consoles
Marathi:
प्लेस्टेशन
(plesṭeśan)
— series of video game consoles
Persian:
پلی استیشن
(plei esteishân)
— series of video game consoles
Polish:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
Portuguese:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
Romanian:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
Russian:
плэйстэ́йшн
(plɛjstɛ́jšn)
— series of video game consoles
Russian:
ПлейСте́йшен
(PlejStéjšen)
— series of video game consoles
Spanish:
playstation
— series of video game consoles
Turkish:
PlayStation
— series of video game consoles
Ottoman Turkish:
پلیاستیشن
(PlayStation)
— series of video game consoles
Urdu:
پلے اسٹیشن
(ple isṭeśan)
— series of video game consoles
Dutch:
playstationen
— play on the PlayStation video game console
