sometimes
\ˈsʌm.taɪmz\
The verdict
“sometimes” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,203
- frequency rank, French
- 394,209
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parfois, quelquefois.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sometimes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈsʌm.taɪmz\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #48,203 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sometimes” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around sometimes (IPA \ˈsʌm.taɪmz\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #48,203 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Parfois, quelquefois.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sometimes, with forms such as "osmetimes", "smoetimes", and "soemtimes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sometimes, spelled S-O-M-E-T-I-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Parfois, quelquefois.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- osmetimes
- smoetimes
- soemtimes
- someitmes
- sometiems
- sometimess
- sometimmes
- sometimse
- sometmies
- somettimes
- sommetimes
- somteimes
- ssometimes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sometimes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sometimes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-O-M-E-T-I-M-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈsʌm.taɪmz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.