# something

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/ · frequency rank #152

## Definitions
1. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
2. A quality to a moderate degree.
3. A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
4. Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.

## Etymology
From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).

## Easily confused with
- **soothing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/something-vs-soothing)
- **something's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/something-vs-something-s)
- **seething** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seething-vs-something)

## Common misspellings (14)
`osmething`, `smoething`, `soemthing`, `somehting`, `somethhing`, `somethign`, `somethingg`, `somethinng`, `somethnig`, `sometihng`, `sometthing`, `sommething`, `somtehing`, `ssomething`

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