Eiertanz
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯ərtant͡s/
Eiertanz is spelled E-I-E-R-T-A-N-Z (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eiertanz is a German masculine noun meaning “tortuous maneuvering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “übervorsichtiges Verhalten, um unerwünschte Reaktionen zu vermeiden”.
What does Eiertanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetortuous maneuvering
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. übervorsichtiges Verhalten, um unerwünschte Reaktionen zu vermeiden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eiertanz
- Eiertanzes genitive
- Eiertänze plural
- Eiertanze dative singular
- Eiertänzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eiertanz?
- /ˈaɪ̯ərtant͡s/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɐtant͡s]
- [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌtant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Eiertanz in German?
Eiertanz appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).