Veitstanz
German, noun[ˈfaɪ̯t͡s.tant͡s]
Veitstanz is spelled V-E-I-T-S-T-A-N-Z (9 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 251,029th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Veitstanz is a German masculine noun meaning “St. Vitus' dance, chorea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bezeichnung für die Nervenkrankheiten Chorea major (Huntington) und Chorea minor (Sydenham)”.
What does Veitstanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineSt. Vitus' dance, chorea
- 2
masculinedancing mania, tarantism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Veitstanz ist eine veraltete Bezeichnung für die krampfartigen Zuckungen eines an der Nervenkrankheit Ergotismus Erkrankten, verursacht durch eine Vergiftung mit dem im Mutterkorn enthaltenden Nervengift Ergotamin 2. Bezeichnung für die Nervenkrankheiten Chorea major (Huntington) und Chorea minor (Sydenham) 3. Bezeichnung der Tanzwut aus dem 14. Jahrhundert
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 Veitstanz
- Veitstanzes genitive
- Veitstänze plural
- Veitstanze dative singular
- Veitstänzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Veitstanz?
- [ˈfaɪ̯t͡s.tant͡s]
- [ˈfaɪ̯t͡sˌtant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Veitstanz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Veitstanz in German?
Veitstanz 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).