# early

> German word · Adjective · IPA [ˈɜː(ɹ).li] · frequency rank #14,784

## Definitions
1. zeitig, eher ankommen
2. zeitig, eher als erwartet oder normal

## Easily confused with
- **easy** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/early-vs-easy)
- **Erle** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/early-vs-erle)
- **earth** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/early-vs-earth)
- **ear** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ear-vs-early)
- **Earl** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/earl-vs-early)
- **eagle** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eagle-vs-early)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aerly`, `ealry`, `earlly`, `earlyy`, `earrly`, `earyl`, `eraly`

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