playback

See also: play back

English

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playback

Wikipedia

Etymology

From play +‎ back.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

playback (usually uncountable, plural playbacks)

1. The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
2. (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) Lip-syncing.

Derived terms

• playback singer

Translations

replaying of recorded sound or moving images

Arabic: تَشْغِيل m (tašḡīl) Catalan: reproducció (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 回放 (zh) (huífàng), 重播 (zh) (chóngbō), 重放 (chóngfàng) Czech: přehrávání (cs) n Estonian: taasesitus Finnish: toisto (fi) French: lecture (fr) f Galician: reprodución (gl) f Georgian: დაკვრა (daḳvra) German: Wiedergabe (de) f Hungarian: visszajátszás (hu) Italian: reproduzione f, playback (it) m (referring to singing) Japanese: 再生 (ja) (さいせい, saisei), プレーバック (purēbakku) Korean: 재생 (ko) (jaesaeng) Macedonian: плејбек m (plejbek) Polish: playback (pl) m Portuguese: reprodução (pt) m Russian: воспроизведе́ние (ru) n (vosproizvedénije), прои́грывание (ru) n (proígryvanije) Spanish: reproducción (es) f Swedish: uppspelning (sv) c Turkish: geri oynatım

Finnish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplei̯bæk(ː)/, [ˈple̞i̯bæk(ː)]
• Rhymes: -eibæk

Noun

playback

1. (music, singing) playback singing
2. (music, singing) lip-syncing

Declension

After the spelling:

Inflection of playback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		playback	playbackit
genitive		playbackin	playbackien
partitive		playbackia	playbackeja
illative		playbackiin	playbackeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		playback	playbackit
accusative	nom.	playback	playbackit
	gen.	playbackin
genitive		playbackin	playbackien
partitive		playbackia	playbackeja
inessive		playbackissa	playbackeissa
elative		playbackista	playbackeista
illative		playbackiin	playbackeihin
adessive		playbackilla	playbackeilla
ablative		playbackilta	playbackeilta
allative		playbackille	playbackeille
essive		playbackina	playbackeina
translative		playbackiksi	playbackeiksi
abessive		playbackitta	playbackeitta
instructive		—	playbackein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of playback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative playbackini playbackini accusative nom. playbackini playbackini gen. playbackini genitive playbackini playbackieni partitive playbackiani playbackejani inessive playbackissani playbackeissani elative playbackistani playbackeistani illative playbackiini playbackeihini adessive playbackillani playbackeillani ablative playbackiltani playbackeiltani allative playbackilleni playbackeilleni essive playbackinani playbackeinani translative playbackikseni playbackeikseni abessive playbackittani playbackeittani instructive — — comitative — playbackeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative playbackisi playbackisi accusative nom. playbackisi playbackisi gen. playbackisi genitive playbackisi playbackiesi partitive playbackiasi playbackejasi inessive playbackissasi playbackeissasi elative playbackistasi playbackeistasi illative playbackiisi playbackeihisi adessive playbackillasi playbackeillasi ablative playbackiltasi playbackeiltasi allative playbackillesi playbackeillesi essive playbackinasi playbackeinasi translative playbackiksesi playbackeiksesi abessive playbackittasi playbackeittasi instructive — — comitative — playbackeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative playbackimme playbackimme accusative nom. playbackimme playbackimme gen. playbackimme genitive playbackimme playbackiemme partitive playbackiamme playbackejamme inessive playbackissamme playbackeissamme elative playbackistamme playbackeistamme illative playbackiimme playbackeihimme adessive playbackillamme playbackeillamme ablative playbackiltamme playbackeiltamme allative playbackillemme playbackeillemme essive playbackinamme playbackeinamme translative playbackiksemme playbackeiksemme abessive playbackittamme playbackeittamme instructive — — comitative — playbackeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative playbackinne playbackinne accusative nom. playbackinne playbackinne gen. playbackinne genitive playbackinne playbackienne partitive playbackianne playbackejanne inessive playbackissanne playbackeissanne elative playbackistanne playbackeistanne illative playbackiinne playbackeihinne adessive playbackillanne playbackeillanne ablative playbackiltanne playbackeiltanne allative playbackillenne playbackeillenne essive playbackinanne playbackeinanne translative playbackiksenne playbackeiksenne abessive playbackittanne playbackeittanne instructive — — comitative — playbackeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative playbackinsa playbackinsa accusative nom. playbackinsa playbackinsa gen. playbackinsa genitive playbackinsa playbackiensa partitive playbackiaan playbackiansa playbackejaan playbackejansa inessive playbackissaan playbackissansa playbackeissaan playbackeissansa elative playbackistaan playbackistansa playbackeistaan playbackeistansa illative playbackiinsa playbackeihinsa adessive playbackillaan playbackillansa playbackeillaan playbackeillansa ablative playbackiltaan playbackiltansa playbackeiltaan playbackeiltansa allative playbackilleen playbackillensa playbackeilleen playbackeillensa essive playbackinaan playbackinansa playbackeinaan playbackeinansa translative playbackikseen playbackiksensa playbackeikseen playbackeiksensa abessive playbackittaan playbackittansa playbackeittaan playbackeittansa instructive — — comitative — playbackeineen playbackeinensa

After the pronunciation:

Inflection of playback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		playback	playbackit
genitive		playbackin	playbackien
partitive		playbackiä	playbackejä
illative		playbackiin	playbackeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		playback	playbackit
accusative	nom.	playback	playbackit
	gen.	playbackin
genitive		playbackin	playbackien
partitive		playbackiä	playbackejä
inessive		playbackissä	playbackeissä
elative		playbackistä	playbackeistä
illative		playbackiin	playbackeihin
adessive		playbackillä	playbackeillä
ablative		playbackiltä	playbackeiltä
allative		playbackille	playbackeille
essive		playbackinä	playbackeinä
translative		playbackiksi	playbackeiksi
abessive		playbackittä	playbackeittä
instructive		—	playbackein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of playback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative playbackini playbackini accusative nom. playbackini playbackini gen. playbackini genitive playbackini playbackieni partitive playbackiäni playbackejäni inessive playbackissäni playbackeissäni elative playbackistäni playbackeistäni illative playbackiini playbackeihini adessive playbackilläni playbackeilläni ablative playbackiltäni playbackeiltäni allative playbackilleni playbackeilleni essive playbackinäni playbackeinäni translative playbackikseni playbackeikseni abessive playbackittäni playbackeittäni instructive — — comitative — playbackeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative playbackisi playbackisi accusative nom. playbackisi playbackisi gen. playbackisi genitive playbackisi playbackiesi partitive playbackiäsi playbackejäsi inessive playbackissäsi playbackeissäsi elative playbackistäsi playbackeistäsi illative playbackiisi playbackeihisi adessive playbackilläsi playbackeilläsi ablative playbackiltäsi playbackeiltäsi allative playbackillesi playbackeillesi essive playbackinäsi playbackeinäsi translative playbackiksesi playbackeiksesi abessive playbackittäsi playbackeittäsi instructive — — comitative — playbackeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative playbackimme playbackimme accusative nom. playbackimme playbackimme gen. playbackimme genitive playbackimme playbackiemme partitive playbackiämme playbackejämme inessive playbackissämme playbackeissämme elative playbackistämme playbackeistämme illative playbackiimme playbackeihimme adessive playbackillämme playbackeillämme ablative playbackiltämme playbackeiltämme allative playbackillemme playbackeillemme essive playbackinämme playbackeinämme translative playbackiksemme playbackeiksemme abessive playbackittämme playbackeittämme instructive — — comitative — playbackeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative playbackinne playbackinne accusative nom. playbackinne playbackinne gen. playbackinne genitive playbackinne playbackienne partitive playbackiänne playbackejänne inessive playbackissänne playbackeissänne elative playbackistänne playbackeistänne illative playbackiinne playbackeihinne adessive playbackillänne playbackeillänne ablative playbackiltänne playbackeiltänne allative playbackillenne playbackeillenne essive playbackinänne playbackeinänne translative playbackiksenne playbackeiksenne abessive playbackittänne playbackeittänne instructive — — comitative — playbackeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative playbackinsä playbackinsä accusative nom. playbackinsä playbackinsä gen. playbackinsä genitive playbackinsä playbackiensä partitive playbackiään playbackiänsä playbackejään playbackejänsä inessive playbackissään playbackissänsä playbackeissään playbackeissänsä elative playbackistään playbackistänsä playbackeistään playbackeistänsä illative playbackiinsä playbackeihinsä adessive playbackillään playbackillänsä playbackeillään playbackeillänsä ablative playbackiltään playbackiltänsä playbackeiltään playbackeiltänsä allative playbackilleen playbackillensä playbackeilleen playbackeillensä essive playbackinään playbackinänsä playbackeinään playbackeinänsä translative playbackikseen playbackiksensä playbackeikseen playbackeiksensä abessive playbackittään playbackittänsä playbackeittään playbackeittänsä instructive — — comitative — playbackeineen playbackeinensä

Further reading

• “playback”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

playback

Wikipedia ^fr

Alternative forms

• play-back

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛ.bak/ ~ /ple.bak/
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

playback m (plural playbacks)

1. (music, North America) playback (replaying of recorded sound or moving images)
2. (music, singing, Europe) lip-syncing, lip-synching

   Synonym: surjeu

   Elle a chanté sa dernière chanson en playback.

   She lipsynced her last song.

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

playback

Wikipedia ^it

Alternative forms

• play-back

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌplɛjˈbɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

playback m (invariable)

1. (music, singing) lip-syncing

   Si è scoperto in seguito che aveva cantato tutto il concerto in playback.

   It was later discovered he had lip-synced the whole concert.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

playback

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛj.bɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛjbɛk
• Syllabification: play‧back

Noun

playback m inan

1. (music) playback
2. (music, singing) playback singing
3. (music, singing) lip-syncing

Declension

Declension of playback

	singular	plural
nominative	playback	playbacki
genitive	playbacku	playbacków
dative	playbackowi	playbackom
accusative	playback	playbacki
instrumental	playbackiem	playbackami
locative	playbacku	playbackach
vocative	playbacku	playbacki

Further reading

• playback in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

playback

Wikipedia ^pt

Alternative forms

• play-back

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playback.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /plejˈbɛ.ki/ [pleɪ̯ˈbɛ.ki]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /plejˈbɛ.ki/ [pleɪ̯ˈbɛ.ki]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /plejˈbɛ.ke/ [pleɪ̯ˈbɛ.ke]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /plɐjˈbɛk/ [plɐjˈβɛk]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /plɐjˈbɛk/ [plɐjˈβɛk]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /plejˈbɛk/ [plejˈβɛk]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /plejˈbɛk/ [plejˈβɛk]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /plejˈbɛk/ [plejˈβɛk]

Noun

playback m (plural playbacks)

1. (music) playback (replaying of recorded sound or moving images)
2. (music, singing) lip-syncing

Further reading

• “playback”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

playback

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, from French playback, and this from English playback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleibak/ [ˈplei̯.β̞ak]
• Rhymes: -eibak

Noun

playback m (plural playbacks)

1. (music, singing) lip-syncing, lip-synching

   Cantó su última canción haciendo playback.

   She lipsynced her last song.

   • 2016 February 13, “Britney Spears, Lady Gaga y otras 10 pilladas haciendo playback”, in Inviptus‎:

Derived terms

• hacer playback

Further reading

• “playback”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, from English playback.

Noun

playback c

1. (music, singing) playback singing
2. (music, singing) lip-syncing

   Det där är uppenbarligen playback

   That's obviously lip-syncing

Declension

Declension of playback

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	playback	playbacks
	definite	playbacken	playbackens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• playback in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• playback in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)