Seiltanz
German, noun/ˈzaɪ̯ltant͡s/
Seiltanz is spelled S-E-I-L-T-A-N-Z (8 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 247,831st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seiltanz is a German masculine noun meaning “tightrope walking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Akrobatik auf einem (meist gespannten) Seil”.
What does Seiltanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetightrope walking
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Akrobatik auf einem (meist gespannten) Seil 2. das vorsichtige Handeln in einer mit Schwierigkeiten verbundenen Situation
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 Seiltanz
- Seiltanzes genitive
- Seiltänze plural
- Seiltanze dative singular
- Seiltänzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seiltanz?
- /ˈzaɪ̯ltant͡s/
- [ˈzaɪ̯lˌtant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Seiltanz in German?
Seiltanz appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).