This is the 4341st most frequent German word.
früener
"Früener" is not standard German; it may be a dialectal term. Depending on context, it could mean "earlier" or "in the past."
Used as a temporal adverb to refer to a past time period.
Früher war alles anders.
Earlier, everything was different.
Used to indicate habitual activities in the past.
Früher ging ich oft spazieren.
Earlier, I often went for walks.
Refers to historical contexts or conditions in bygone eras.