Performanz
German, noun[ˌpɛɐ̯fɔɐ̯ˈmant͡s]
Performanz is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-Z (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 115,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Performanz is a German feminine noun meaning “performance, degree of success” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Aufführung (eines Kunstwerks), Ausführung, Durchführung (einer Idee)”.
What does Performanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperformance, degree of success
- 2
feminineperformance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aufführung (eines Kunstwerks), Ausführung, Durchführung (einer Idee) 2. Leistungsverhalten 3. konkretes Verhalten eines Individuums 4. das Sprechen und Sprachverhalten
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 Performanz
- Performanzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Performanz?
- [ˌpɛɐ̯fɔɐ̯ˈmant͡s]
- [ˌpɛʁfɔʁˈmant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Performanz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Performanz in German?
Performanz 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).