tanze

[ˈtant͡sə]

/[ˈtant͡sə]/ verb

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The verdict

“tanze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,948. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,948
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tanzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tanze · tanze · German

tanze · rank #24,948 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,948
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Säugling

Nearest frequency peer: Säugling (-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 „tanze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „tanze“ 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).

tanze vs Töne
40% similar
tanze vs täte
40% similar
tanze vs tape
60% similar

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

Key facts for tanze
PropertyValue
Headwordtanze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtant͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,948
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tanze“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tanzeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Säugling“ (#24,947), „technologies“ (#24,949), „synthetische“ (#24,946). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tanze“ bei #24,948. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tanze (IPA [ˈtant͡sə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,948 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tanze, with forms such as "atnze", "tanez", and "tannze". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Töne", "täte", "tape", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is tanze, spelled T-A-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tanzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tanzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tanzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tanzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atnze
  • tanez
  • tannze
  • tanzze
  • tazne
  • tnaze
  • ttanze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tanze - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atnze2tanez2tannze1tanzze1tazne2tnaze2ttanze1
Edit distance from "tanze"

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 "tanze"?
"tanze" is spelled T-A-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtant͡sə].
What does "tanze" mean?
As a verb, "tanze" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tanzen
What words are commonly confused with "tanze"?
"tanze" is commonly confused with "Töne", "täte", "tape". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tanze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tanze" is [ˈtant͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tanze" come from?
"tanze" 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 "tanze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Teens#24,950Trupp#24,957stehn#24,938spots#24,933

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Serge7 variantsScout7 variantsscala7 variantsWalde7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list