someone's
some·one's/ˈsʌmwʌnz/pronoun, contraction
someone's is spelled S-O-M-E-O-N-E-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (some·one's). It appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a pronoun, someone's means “Possessive case of someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in someone's?
| Letters | 8: S-O-M-E-O-N-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: some·one's |
| In writing | 21 times per million words; the 4,153rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is someone's?
Someone's appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce someone's?
- /ˈsʌmwʌnz/
Someone's has 2 syllables, split some·one's in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-someone's.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-someone's.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does someone's mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
pronoun
- 1
Possessive case of someone.
contraction
- 1
Contraction of someone + is.
- 2
Contraction of someone + has.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Someone's in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense possessive case of ''someone'':
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | de quelqu'un, à quelqu'un |
| German | jemandes |
| Spanish | de alguien |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does someone's come from?
From someone + -'s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).