# before

> German word · Adverb · IPA [bɪˈfɔː(ɹ)] · frequency rank #16,925

## Definitions
1. zuvor

## Easily confused with
- **bevor** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/before-vs-bevor)
- **besorg** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/before-vs-besorg)
- **Betone** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/before-vs-betone)
- **Behörde** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/before-vs-behorde)
- **besorge** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/before-vs-besorge)
- **become** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/become-vs-before)
- **Bedford** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bedford-vs-before)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbefore`, `beffore`, `befoer`, `beforre`, `befroe`, `beofre`, `bfeore`, `ebfore`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/before