Rand
German, noun/ʁant/
Rand is a German masculine noun meaning “edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “äußere Begrenzung eines Gegenstandes”.
What does Rand mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineedge, brink, rim (outer part of something)
- 2
masculineledge, margin
am Rande
- 3
masculineskin (layer of solid matter that forms on top of a liquid in a vessel)
In der Flasche hat sich ein Rand gebildet.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. äußere Begrenzung eines Gegenstandes 2. äußere Begrenzung einer (abstrakten) Sache 3. außen frei bleibende Fläche eines Papierbogens 4. etwas in der Form eines dünnen Streifens
noun: 1. südafrikanische Währung
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 Rand
- Randes genitive
- Rands genitive
- Ränder plural
- Rande dative singular
- Rändern dative definite plural
- ZAR abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rand?
- /ʁant/
- [ʁant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rand
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rand in German?
Rand appears 30 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).