Volkstanz
[ˈfɔlksˌtant͡s]
The verdict
“Volkstanz” is uncommon German (frequency #78,720 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,720
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tanz des Volkes im Gegensatz zu Tänzen angeblicher höheren Gesellschaft und im Gegensatz zu den Bühnentänzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-volkstanz · Volkstanz · German
Volkstanz · rank #78,720 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,720
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,639
- PHOTO-FINISH Vollrausch
Nearest frequency peer: Vollrausch (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Volkstanz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vitalen
vitalen
21,284 corpus weight
- Voitsberg
Voitsberg
21,283 corpus weight
- Volkstanz
Volkstanz
21,281 corpus weight
- Vollrausch
Vollrausch
21,280 corpus weight
- Vorbedingun…
Vorbedingungen
21,279 corpus weight
- Vordrucke
Vordrucke
21,278 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Volkstanz” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volkstanz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔlksˌtant͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #78,720 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Volkstanz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Volkstanz is uncommon German at frequency #78,720 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlksˌtant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tanz des Volkes im Gegensatz zu Tänzen angeblicher höheren Gesellschaft und im Gegensatz zu den Bühnentänzen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Volkstanz in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Volkstanz, spelled V-O-L-K-S-T-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Tanz des Volkes im Gegensatz zu Tänzen angeblicher höheren Gesellschaft und im Gegensatz zu den Bühnentänzen
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Volkstanz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.