sometimes
/ˈsʌm.taɪmz/
The verdict
“sometimes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,433 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,433
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Algunas veces, a veces.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sometimes · sometimes · Spanish
sometimes · rank #63,433 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,433
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 34,953
- PHOTO-FINISH solucionaría
Nearest frequency peer: solucionaría (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sometimes”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sobrenombres
sobrenombres
36,573 corpus weight
- solapas
solapas
36,571 corpus weight
- solfeo
solfeo
36,570 corpus weight
- solucionaría
solucionaría
36,569 corpus weight
- sometimes
sometimes
36,568 corpus weight
- sospeché
sospeché
36,567 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sometimes” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sometimes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈsʌm.taɪmz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,433 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sometimes” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sometimes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,433 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈsʌm.taɪmz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Algunas veces, a veces.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sometimes, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sometimes, spelled S-O-M-E-T-I-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Algunas veces, a veces.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.