German adjective · CEFR B2
bisherige
Meaning in English: previous, to date
This is a form of bisherig, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are bisherigen.
Example
Die bisherige Chefin geht in Rente.
The previous boss is retiring.
How common is bisherige?
bisherige is number 2,621 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 34 times per million words — about once every 29,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 73% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,617herrschtprevails, there is; rules
- 2,618Konsequenzenconsequences
- 2,619die Auswertungevaluation, analysis
- 2,620stehe(I) stand
- 2,621bisherigeprevious, to date
- 2,622der Friedenpeace
- 2,623wesentlicheessential, main
- 2,624die Ansichtview, opinion
- 2,625offensichtlichobvious, obviously
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#2,621
- The most common German adjectives#401
- German B2 vocabulary#486
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.