some kind vs somekind

Both "some kind" and "somekind" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Some kind" is used when referring to a type or category of something, while "somekind" is not a standard English construction.

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some kind

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "some kind" when referring to a type or category of something. It is a standard English phrase.

Examples:

I need some kind of help.
There must be some kind of mistake.

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There's some kind at the door.
Upside-down figures usually signify death of some kind.
They're riddles of some kind.
I thought at one time they might be coordinates of some kind.
There is a structure of some kind.
The symbol suggests antlers of some kind.
Candles maybe, or bath oils of some kind.
This was a scanner of some kind.
The possibility of life of some kind... where it never existed before.
Looks like a drill of some kind.
A magnetic compound of some kind.
There would be an imprint of some kind.
It's a pressurized container of some kind.
They were ripped by dull blades of some kind.
This man is obviously a big fake of some kind.
Trauma. A shock of some kind might cause it.
A coach or a wagon of some kind.
Maybe like a sieve of some kind.
You need a filing system of some kind.
So this is a code of some kind.

Alternatives:

a type of
a category of
a kind of
a sort of
a variety of

somekind

This is not a standard English construction. It is incorrect to combine "some" and "kind" into one word.

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Probably somekind of new design they are testing out.
It's got somekind of motor to it.
All your costumes... they're just a participation in somekind of a phony theater.
Supposedly some Religious Rite will awaken a power of somekind within the temple, allowing the aliens to overtake the planet for some reason.
Do you have somekind of problem with alcohol?
They live in an alley, they deserve somekind of diversion, don't you think?
The satellite, somekind of malfunction.
Somekind statement about all that?
THIS SOMKIND OF JOKE?

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