vorher
\ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯\
The verdict
“vorher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Auparavant, avant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vorher · vorher · French
vorher · 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 "V" 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 | vorher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vorher » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vorher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Auparavant, avant.".
vorher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vorher, spelled V-O-R-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Auparavant, avant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe den sonderbaren und sehr zwiespältigen Eindruck nicht vergessen, den er mir beim ersten Begegnen machte. Er kam durch die Glastür, wo er vorher die Glocke gezogen hatte, herein, und die Tante fragte ihn im halbdunkeln Flur, was er wünsche.
Der Nährstoffgehalt von Äpfeln variiert je nach Lagerung und Sorte. Ein Großteil der Vitamine und Polyphenole sitzt direkt unter der Schale. Deshalb sollte man Äpfel am besten ungeschält essen - sie vorher aber gründlich waschen.
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.