# elsewhere

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/ · frequency rank #3,229

## Definitions
1. Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.

## Etymology
From Middle English elswher, from Old English elles hwǣr and elles hwerġen (“elsewhere”); corresponding with else + where. Cognate with Old High German alleswār (“elsewhere”), whence Middle High German alleswā, alswā (“elsewhere”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`eleswhere`, `ellsewhere`, `elsehwere`, `elsewehre`, `elsewheer`, `elsewherre`, `elsewhhere`, `elsewhree`, `elsewwhere`, `elssewhere`, `elswehere`, `eslewhere`, `lesewhere`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elsewhere