random
German, adjective/ˈʁɛndəm/
random is spelled R-A-N-D-O-M (6 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Random is a German adjective meaning “random (selected for no particular reason)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einfach so, ohne besonderen Grund und eher zufällig”.
What does random mean in English?
adjective
- 1
random (selected for no particular reason)
- 2
random (apropos of nothing, lacking context)
- 3
random (often saying random things)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. einfach so, ohne besonderen Grund und eher zufällig
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce random?
- /ˈʁɛndəm/
- [ˈʁɛndəm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to random
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is random in German?
random appears 5.2 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).