at some point

prep_phrase

"at-some-point" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“at some point” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sometime; at an indefinite time.

Corpus desk

Index EN-at-some-point · at some point · English

at some point · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for at some point
PropertyValue
Headwordat some point
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPrep_phrase
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “at some point” in English

at some pointranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

at some point is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sometime; at an indefinite time.".

No misspelling variants are generated for at some point in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is at some point, spelled A-T- -S-O-M-E- -P-O-I-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sometime; at an indefinite time.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how at some point appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ‘Got summat fer yeh here – I mighta sat on it at some point, but it’ll taste all right.’
  2. Astonished scientists conducted a drilling program, and a decade later confirmed that the layers of salts and other evaporites could mean only one thing: at some point the Mediterranean Sea had dried out.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "at some point"?
"at some point" is spelled A-T- -S-O-M-E- -P-O-I-N-T.
What does "at some point" mean?
As a prep_phrase, "at some point" means: Sometime; at an indefinite time.
What language does "at some point" come from?
"at some point" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list