dřívější

[ˈdr̝iːvjɛjʃiː]

/[ˈdr̝iːvjɛjʃiː]/ adj

The verdict

“dřívější” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem zeitlich davor liegenden Zeitpunkt; früher, ehemalig, einstig

Corpus desk

Index DE-drivejsi · dřívější · German

dřívější · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for dřívější
PropertyValue
Headworddřívější
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdr̝iːvjɛjʃiː]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dřívější“ im Deutschen

dřívějšísitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dřívější is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdr̝iːvjɛjʃiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu einem zeitlich davor liegenden Zeitpunkt; früher, ehemalig, einstig".

Zero misspellings are on record for dřívější in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dřívější, spelled D-Ř-Í-V-Ě-J-Š-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem zeitlich davor liegenden Zeitpunkt; früher, ehemalig, einstig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dřívější appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. V dřívějším sídle rodiny je nyní zřízen luxusní hotel.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dřívější"?
"dřívější" is spelled D-Ř-Í-V-Ě-J-Š-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdr̝iːvjɛjʃiː].
What does "dřívější" mean?
As an adjective, "dřívější" means: zu einem zeitlich davor liegenden Zeitpunkt; früher, ehemalig, einstig
How do you pronounce "dřívější"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dřívější" is [ˈdr̝iːvjɛjʃiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dřívější" come from?
"dřívější" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list