Performance

[pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯məns]

/[pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯məns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Performance” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,293
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - künstlerische Aktion, Darbietung oder Aufführung

Corpus desk

Index DE-performance · Performance · German

Performance · rank #5,293 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,293
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pierre

Nearest frequency peer: pierre (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Performance“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Performance“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Performance vs Performances
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Performance
PropertyValue
HeadwordPerformance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯məns]
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,293
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Performance“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Performanceliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „pierre“ (#5,294), „Orchester“ (#5,291), „Piloten“ (#5,295). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Performance“ bei #5,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Performance (IPA [pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯məns]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,293 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Performance, with forms such as "eprformance", "pefrormance", and "perfformance". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Performances", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Performance, spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    künstlerische Aktion, Darbietung oder Aufführung
  2. 2
    Leistung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Performance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das war eine tolle Performance.
  2. Diese Performance überzeugte Ivanka nicht.

Synonyms

Performanz

This word in other languages

performance(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprformance
  • pefrormance
  • perfformance
  • perfomrance
  • perforamnce
  • performacne
  • performancce
  • performanec
  • performannce
  • performmance
  • performnace
  • perforrmance
  • perfromance
  • perofrmance
  • perrformance
  • pperformance
  • preformance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Performance - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eprformance2pefrormance2perfformance1perfomrance2perforamnce2performacne2performancce1performanec2
Edit distance from "Performance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Performance"?
"Performance" is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯məns].
What does "Performance" mean?
As a noun, "Performance" means: künstlerische Aktion, Darbietung oder Aufführung
What words are commonly confused with "Performance"?
"Performance" is commonly confused with "Performances". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Performance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Performance" is [pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯məns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Performance" come from?
"Performance" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Performance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eingegangen#5,257ausführlich#5,244Bedürfnisse#5,343hingewiesen#5,379

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

traditionelle17 variantsindividuellen17 variantsBestätigung17 variantsverspricht17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list