# sometimes

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ · frequency rank #533

## Definitions
1. On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always.
2. On a certain occasion in the past; once.

## Etymology
From Middle English sumtymes, somtymes, som tymes, equivalent to sometime + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare West Frisian somstiden (“sometimes”), Dutch somtijds, somwijlen (“sometimes”).

## Easily confused with
- **sometime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sometime-vs-sometimes)

## Common misspellings (13)
`osmetimes`, `smoetimes`, `soemtimes`, `someitmes`, `sometiems`, `sometimess`, `sometimmes`, `sometimse`, `sometmies`, `somettimes`, `sommetimes`, `somteimes`, `ssometimes`

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