vorher
German, adverb[ˈfoːɐ̯.heːɐ̯]
vorher is spelled V-O-R-H-E-R (6 letters) and appears 107 times per million words in written German, the 802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorher is a German adverb meaning “beforehand, previously, before (a previously mentioned point or action)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vor diesem Zeitpunkt oder Vorgang”.
What does vorher mean in English?
adverb
- 1
beforehand, previously, before (a previously mentioned point or action)
Der Dieb ist über einen Hintereingang ins Haus gekommen, den er vorher ausgekundschaftet hat.
prefix
- 1
a prefix
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. vor diesem Zeitpunkt oder Vorgang
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 vorher
- vorhero alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorher?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯.heːɐ̯]
- [ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vorher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vorher in German?
vorher appears 107 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).