This is the 380th most frequent German word.
spiele
"Spiele" means "games" or "I play" in English, depending on context.
Here, 'spiele' is the first-person singular conjugation of the verb 'spielen,' meaning 'to play' in German, indicating the action of playing as performed by the speaker in a habitual or enjoyable manner.
Ich spiele gerne Schach.
I like to play chess.
In this sentence, 'spiele' again originates from the verb 'spielen', and here it is used to describe the act of playing a musical instrument (the violin) to show something (to the children).
Die Kinder spiele ich auf der Geige vor.
I play the violin for the children.
In this case, 'spiele' is employed in a subordinated clause conditional on a question, maintaining its meaning from 'spielen' as playing (soccer in this instance).