zuvor
German, adverb/t͡suˈfoːɐ̯/
zuvor is spelled Z-U-V-O-R (5 letters) and appears 95 times per million words in written German, the 912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zuvor is a German adverb meaning “before, previously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vor einem genannten Zeitpunkt”.
What does zuvor mean in English?
adverb
- 1
before, previously
Sie trug wesentlich dazu bei, dass der zuvor beliebte König in Ungnade fiel.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. vor einem genannten Zeitpunkt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce zuvor?
- /t͡suˈfoːɐ̯/
- [t͡suˈfoːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zuvor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zuvor in German?
zuvor appears 95 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).