frühere

[ˈfʁyːəʁə]

/[ˈfʁyːəʁə]/ adj

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The verdict

“frühere” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,732 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#3,732
frequency rank, German
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

frühere vs führe
71% similar
frühere vs frühes
71% similar
frühere vs früheren
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for frühere
PropertyValue
Headwordfrühere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʁyːəʁə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,732
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “frühere” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). frühere lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for frühere is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁyːəʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,732 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for frühere, with forms such as "ffrühere", "frhüere", and "frrühere". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "führe", "frühes", "früheren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is frühere, spelled F-R-Ü-H-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffrühere,frhüere,frrühere,früehre,früheer,früherre,frühhere,frühree,fürhere,rfühere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frühere - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffrühere1frhüere2frrühere1früehre2früheer2früherre1frühhere1frühree2
Edit distance from "frühere"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frühere"?
"frühere" is spelled F-R-Ü-H-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁyːəʁə].
What does "frühere" mean?
As an adjective, "frühere" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
What words are commonly confused with "frühere"?
"frühere" is commonly confused with "führe", "frühes", "früheren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frühere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frühere" is [ˈfʁyːəʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frühere" come from?
"frühere" 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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Using “frühere”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-R-Ü-H-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfʁyːəʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “führe” - see the side-by-side comparison. frühere vs führe
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list