Performance
German, noun[pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯məns]
Performance is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-C-E (11 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,262nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Performance is a German feminine noun meaning “performance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “künstlerische Aktion, Darbietung oder Aufführung”.
What does Performance mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperformance
- 2
feminineperformance (the execution of a task or the yield of an investment)
Die Performance des Tech-Sektors im letzten Quartal übertraf alle Erwartungen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. künstlerische Aktion, Darbietung oder Aufführung 2. Leistung
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 Performance
- Performances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Performance?
- [pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯məns]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Performance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Performance in German?
Performance appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).