früher
Meaning in English: earlier; in the past, formerly
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Früher habe ich auf dem Land gewohnt.
I used to live in the country.
Forms of früher in the top 5,000
These forms of früher are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:
Ich habe meinen früheren Lehrer getroffen.
I met my former teacher.
Meine frühere Nachbarin wohnt jetzt in Spanien.
My former neighbour now lives in Spain.
How common is früher?
früher is number 835 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 107 times per million words — about once every 9,400 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 63% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 831rechtsright, on the right
- 832entsprechendecorresponding, appropriate
- 833Teamsteams
- 834sozialesocial
- 835früherearlier; in the past, formerly
- 836gemeinsamenshared, joint, common
- 837jederzeitat any time
- 838stärkenstrengthen
- 839besonderenspecial, particular
In these word lists
- The 1,000 most common German words#835
- The 5,000 most common German words#835
- German A2 vocabulary#197
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.