Performanz
[ˌpɛʁfɔʁˈmant͡s]
The verdict
“Performanz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausführung, Durchführung (einer Idee), Aufführung (eines Kunstwerks)
Corpus desk
Index DE-performanz · Performanz · German
Performanz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Performanz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌpɛʁfɔʁˈmant͡s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Performanz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Performanz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpɛʁfɔʁˈmant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Performanz, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Performanz, spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Ausführung, Durchführung (einer Idee), Aufführung (eines Kunstwerks)
- 2Leistungsverhalten
- 3konkretes Verhalten eines Individuums
- 4das Sprechen und Sprachverhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Performanz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Performanz des jungen Künstlers zeugte von mangelnder Erfahrung.
Die Regeln eines Spiels sind eine Sache, die Performanz (also tatsächliche Durchführung) eine andere.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.