früherer
[ˈfʁyːəʁɐ]
The verdict
“früherer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,025
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | früherer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfʁyːəʁɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,025 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “früherer” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around früherer (IPA [ˈfʁyːəʁɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,025 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for früherer, with forms such as "ffrüherer", "frhüerer", and "frrüherer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Führer", "früheres", "frühester", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is früherer, spelled F-R-Ü-H-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
- 4Genitiv Plural der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs früh
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffrüherer
- frhüerer
- frrüherer
- früehrer
- früheerr
- frühererr
- früherrer
- frühherer
- frühreer
- fürherer
- rfüherer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of früherer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “früherer”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁyːəʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Führer” - see the side-by-side comparison. früherer vs Führer
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.