Which to use
“existiere” and “existieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,576
- “existiere” frequency rank
- #3,578
- “existieren” frequency rank
- 37154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | existiere | existieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs existieren | da sein, vorhanden sein, ein Teil der Realität sein |
Where the eye mixes existiere and existieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses existiere with existieren
A purely visual mix-up. existiere ([ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁə]) and existieren ([ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “existiere” sits inside “existieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
existiere is recorded at frequency rank #33,576, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁə]. existieren is at rank #3,578, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37154, this pair ranks #1,597,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of existiere vs existieren
Shared letters: eirstx. Private to "existiere": -. Private to "existieren": n.
"existiere" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCV · "existieren" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- existiere ← eixstiere · exisitere · exisstiere · existeire · existieer · existierre · existiree · existtiere
- existieren ← eixstieren · exisiteren · exisstieren · existeiren · existieern · existierenn · existierne · existierren
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "existiere" and "existieren" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "existiere" or "existieren"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "existiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,597,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "existiere" and "existieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "existiere vs existierten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,597,451 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.