# anterior

> English word · Adjective · IPA /anˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #14,691

## Definitions
1. Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
2. Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
3. Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
4. Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin anterior (“that is before, foremost”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`anetrior`, `annterior`, `anteiror`, `anteriorr`, `anteriro`, `anteroir`, `anterrior`, `antreior`, `antterior`, `atnerior`, `naterior`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anterior