Prior
German, noun[ˈpʁiːoːɐ̯]
Prior is spelled P-R-I-O-R (5 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prior is a German masculine noun meaning “prior (high-ranking member of a monastery)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Vorsteher eines Klosters, als Generalprior auch eines Ordens”.
What does Prior mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprior (high-ranking member of a monastery)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Vorsteher eines Klosters, als Generalprior auch eines Ordens
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 Prior
- Priors genitive
- Prioren plural
- Priorin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Prior?
- [ˈpʁiːoːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Prior
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Prior in German?
Prior appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).