daran
German, adverb/daˈʁan/
daran is spelled D-A-R-A-N (5 letters) and appears 229 times per million words in written German, the 386th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Daran is a German adverb meaning “on it, on that” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “referenziert einen Gegenstand und bezeichnet die unmittelbare Berührung mit diesem”.
What does daran mean in English?
adverb
- 1
on it, on that
- 2
at it, at that
- 3
thereto
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. referenziert einen Gegenstand und bezeichnet die unmittelbare Berührung mit diesem 2. referenziert einen Umstand, Zustand, Handlung oder Ereignis, meist in Bezug mit einer geistigen Tätigkeit
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 daran
- dran alternative
- dadran variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce daran?
- /daˈʁan/
- /daˈʁaːn/
- [daˈʁan]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to daran
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is daran in German?
daran appears 229 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).