früher
\ˈfʀyːɐ\
The verdict
“früher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passé, ancien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fruher · früher · French
früher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | früher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈfʀyːɐ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
früher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈfʀyːɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Passé, ancien.".
früher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is früher, spelled F-R-Ü-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Passé, ancien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how früher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Sie haben sogar meinen Safe aufgebrochen", schreibt der frühere US-Präsident.
Als Li Rui 2019 mit 101 Jahren verstarb, hinterliess der frühere Privatsekretär von Mao Zedong der Nachwelt eine Vielzahl von Tagebüchern und Aufzeichnungen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.