Bildrand

[ˈbɪltˌʁant]

/[ˈbɪltˌʁant]/ noun

The verdict

“Bildrand” is uncommon German (frequency #58,626 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,626
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rand (= die äußere Kante) eines Bildes (= Darstellung von etwas auf Papier, Leinwand, Bildschirm, etc.)

Corpus desk

Index DE-bildrand · Bildrand · German

Bildrand · rank #58,626 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,626
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Billerbeck

Nearest frequency peer: Billerbeck (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bildrand“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bildrand“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bildrand
PropertyValue
HeadwordBildrand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɪltˌʁant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,626
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bildrand“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bildrandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Billerbeck“ (#58,627), „bewunderten“ (#58,624), „bewirkten“ (#58,623). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bildrand“ bei #58,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bildrand is uncommon German at frequency #58,626 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɪltˌʁant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rand (= die äußere Kante) eines Bildes (= Darstellung von etwas auf Papier, Leinwand, Bildschirm, etc.)".

Bildrand has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bildrand, spelled B-I-L-D-R-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rand (= die äußere Kante) eines Bildes (= Darstellung von etwas auf Papier, Leinwand, Bildschirm, etc.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bildrand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Manchmal erhebt ein kleines Detail ein Kunstwerk in den Rang eines Kultbildes. Bei Raffaels „Sixtinischer Madonna“ sind es die beiden Engel am unteren Bildrand. Das Motiv wird weltweit immer wieder neu interpretiert.“
  2. „Ein Ruderboot lagert ganz vorne am Bildrand, bedrohlich dunkel gemalt – vielleicht ein Hinweis auf die Fahrt des Menschen in die Unterwelt, aus der es kein Zurück gibt.“

Antonyms

Bildmitte

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 "Bildrand"?
"Bildrand" is spelled B-I-L-D-R-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪltˌʁant].
What does "Bildrand" mean?
As a noun, "Bildrand" means: Rand (= die äußere Kante) eines Bildes (= Darstellung von etwas auf Papier, Leinwand, Bildschirm, etc.)
How do you pronounce "Bildrand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bildrand" is [ˈbɪltˌʁant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bildrand" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bildrand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list