something like that
"something-like-that" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“something like that” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An intentionally vague thing, used in answers to leading questions which the speaker wishes to deflect or evade.
Corpus desk
Index EN-something-like-that · something like that · English
something like that · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | something like that |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “something like that” in English
Rare enough to double-check
something like that is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
something like that has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From something + like + that. The correct English form is something like that, spelled S-O-M-E-T-H-I-N-G- -L-I-K-E- -T-H-A-T.
Definition
- 1An intentionally vague thing, used in answers to leading questions which the speaker wishes to deflect or evade.
- 2Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see something, like, that.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how something like that appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
How much did that cost you? Five grand? Something like that, yeah...
So are you two an item yet? Eh, something like that.
Etymology
From something + like + that.
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.