how to pronounce earlier

/ˈɝliːɚ/

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earlier is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of earlier in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… about two hours earlier this afternoon …”

meanings of earlier

adjective:

Comparative form of early: more early.
Occurring previously.

adverb:

Comparative form of early: more early.
Previously; before now; sooner.

earlier frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word earlier occurs in english on average 102.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics earlier can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that earlier can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;