every so often
The verdict
“every so often” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Occasionnellement, de manière intermittente, de temps en temps.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | every so often |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “every so often” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
every so often is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Occasionnellement, de manière intermittente, de temps en temps.".
Zero misspellings are on record for every so often in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is every so often, spelled E-V-E-R-Y- -S-O- -O-F-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Occasionnellement, de manière intermittente, de temps en temps.
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.
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Using “every so often”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-V-E-R-Y- -S-O- -O-F-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.