This is the 15841st most frequent Russian word.
проигрывает
"Loses" or "is losing."
The verb 'проигрывает' here means 'loses' in the context of a game or competition.
Он всегда проигрывает в шахматы.
He always loses in chess.
The verb 'проигрывает' in this sentence means 'plays' in the context of playing an audio or video recording.
Магнитофон неправильно проигрывает эту запись.
The tape recorder plays this recording incorrectly.
In this case, 'проигрывает' is used to mean 'performs' or 'plays' on a musical instrument.