ehedem
German, adverb/eːəˈdeːm/
ehedem is spelled E-H-E-D-E-M (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 66,083rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ehedem is a German adverb meaning “formerly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zu einer vergangenen Zeit, einige Zeit vor etwas”.
What does ehedem mean in English?
adverb
- 1
formerly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. zu einer vergangenen Zeit, einige Zeit vor etwas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ehedem
- ehd. abbreviation
- ehed. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ehedem?
- /eːəˈdeːm/
- [eːəˈdeːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ehedem in German?
ehedem appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).