tänzeln
[ˈtɛnt͡sl̩n]
The verdict
“tänzeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich tanzend bewegen/fortbewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-tanzeln · tänzeln · German
tänzeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tänzeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtɛnt͡sl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tänzeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tänzeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtɛnt͡sl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich tanzend bewegen/fortbewegen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tänzeln, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tänzeln, spelled T-Ä-N-Z-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich tanzend bewegen/fortbewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tänzeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie tänzelte vergnügt durch den Raum.
This word in other languages
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.