Tellerrand
German, noun/ˈtɛlɐˌʁant/
Tellerrand is spelled T-E-L-L-E-R-R-A-N-D (10 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tellerrand is a German masculine noun meaning “edge, rim of plate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Rand eines Tellers”.
What does Tellerrand mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineedge, rim of plate
- 2
masculinehorizon (range or limit of one's knowledge or experience)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Rand eines Tellers 2. im übertragenen Sinne: der geographische beziehungsweise kulturelle Horizont einer Person oder Personengruppe
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 Tellerrand
- Tellerrandes genitive
- Tellerrands genitive
- Tellerränder plural
- Tellerrande dative singular
- Tellerrändern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tellerrand?
- /ˈtɛlɐˌʁant/
- [ˈtɛlɐˌʁant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tellerrand in German?
Tellerrand appears 2.0 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).