# someone

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /ˈsʌmwʌn/ · frequency rank #213

## Definitions
1. One or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity.

## Etymology
From Middle English sum on, sum one, sum oon, equivalent to some + one.

## Easily confused with
- **someones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/someone-vs-someones)
- **someone's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/someone-vs-someone-s)
- **Simone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simone-vs-someone)
- **Simeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simeon-vs-someone)

## Common misspellings (9)
`osmeone`, `smoeone`, `soemone`, `somenoe`, `someoen`, `someonne`, `sommeone`, `somoene`, `ssomeone`

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