from time to time
"from-time-to-time" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“from time to time” 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Occasionally; sometimes; once in a while.
Corpus desk
Index EN-from-time-to-time · from time to time · English
from time to time · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | from time to time |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “from time to time” in English
Rare enough to double-check
from time to time is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for from time to time in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is from time to time, spelled F-R-O-M- -T-I-M-E- -T-O- -T-I-M-E.
Definition
- 1Occasionally; sometimes; once in a while.
- 2In whatever status exists at various times.
- 3Continuously from one time to another; at all times, constantly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how from time to time appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'll find out your man, / And he shall signify from time to time / Every good hap to you that chances here.
On these red embers Hatteraick from time to time threw a handful of twigs.
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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.