random
Spanish, noun
random is spelled R-A-N-D-O-M (6 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,777th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Random is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “random person; random guy, rando” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, rándom is a different word: “alternative form of random”.
What does random mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculinerandom
- 2
colloquialfemininemasculinerandom (elected for no particular reason; arbitrary; unspecified)
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculinerandom person; random guy, rando
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinealternative form of random
noun
- 1
femininemasculinealternative form of random
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de un suceso o evento: que surgió de forma inesperada y sin haberse planificado. 2. Dicho de un suceso o evento: que fue impuesto de forma arbitraria, caprichosa o sin fundamento.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of random
- randoms feminine masculine plural
- rándom alternative
- rándoms feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to random
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is random in Spanish?
random appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).