# someone vs someone's

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### someone
*pronoun · IPA /ˈsʌmwʌn/ · frequency rank #213*
One or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity.

### someone's
*pronoun · IPA /ˈsʌmwʌnz/ · frequency rank #4,189*
Possessive case of someone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/someone-vs-someone-s