bisher
German, adverb/bɪsˈheːɐ̯/
bisher is spelled B-I-S-H-E-R (6 letters) and appears 182 times per million words in written German, the 469th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bisher is a German adverb meaning “so far, until now, as yet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “seit einem vergangenen Zeitpunkt bis zur Gegenwart”.
What does bisher mean in English?
adverb
- 1
so far, until now, as yet
Wir wissen bisher noch nichts.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. seit einem vergangenen Zeitpunkt bis zur Gegenwart
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 bisher?
- /bɪsˈheːɐ̯/
- [bɪsˈheːɐ̯]
- [ˈbɪsheːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bisher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bisher in German?
bisher appears 182 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).