Randfigur
German, noun/ˈʁantfiˌɡuːɐ̯/
Randfigur is spelled R-A-N-D-F-I-G-U-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Randfigur is a German feminine noun meaning “side character” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die nicht besonders wichtig ist oder nur eine Nebenrolle spielt, beispielsweise in einem Film oder…”.
What does Randfigur mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineside character
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die nicht besonders wichtig ist oder nur eine Nebenrolle spielt, beispielsweise in einem Film oder auf der Bühne
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 Randfigur
- Randfiguren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Randfigur?
- /ˈʁantfiˌɡuːɐ̯/
- [ˈʁantfiˌɡuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Randfigur in German?
Randfigur appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).