performen

[pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯mən]

/[pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯mən]/ verb

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The verdict

“performen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,591 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,591
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (zum Beispiel ein Musikstück, Kunststück, eine sportliche Leistung) vorführen, abliefern

Corpus desk

Index DE-performen · performen · German

performen · rank #51,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,591
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pellets

Nearest frequency peer: Pellets (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „performen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „performen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for performen
PropertyValue
Headwordperformen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯mən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „performen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).performenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pellets“ (#51,590), „Paulskirche“ (#51,589), „Phalanx“ (#51,593). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „performen“ bei #51,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

performen is uncommon German at frequency #51,591 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯mən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for performen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is performen, spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (zum Beispiel ein Musikstück, Kunststück, eine sportliche Leistung) vorführen, abliefern
  2. 2
    sich hinsichtlich des Wertes in eine bestimmte Richtung entwickeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Constance (14) performte erneut ‚Rise Like a Phoenix‘ von Conchita Wurst (32) und haute die Jury damit regelrecht vom Hocker.“
  2. „In der Offenbacher Akademie für interdisziplinäre Prozesse wird diskutiert, musiziert, bildnerisch performt – und das mit viel Freude.“

Synonyms

aufführendarbietendarstellenpräsentieren

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 "performen"?
"performen" is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯mən].
What does "performen" mean?
As a verb, "performen" means: etwas (zum Beispiel ein Musikstück, Kunststück, eine sportliche Leistung) vorführen, abliefern
How do you pronounce "performen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "performen" is [pœːɐ̯ˈfɔːɐ̯mən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "performen" come from?
"performen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Patenkind#51,588Pipelines#51,598orangenen#51,574prägnante#51,612

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list