Which to use
“existiere” and “existiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,576
- “existiere” frequency rank
- #2,819
- “existiert” frequency rank
- 36395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | existiere | existiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs existieren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs existieren |
Where the eye mixes existiere and existiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: existiere vs existiert
A purely visual mix-up. existiere ([ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁə]) and existiert ([ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - e in “existiere” becomes t in “existiert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36395, 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]. existiert is at rank #2,819, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯t].
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 36395, this pair ranks #1,616,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of existiere vs existiert
Shared letters: eirstx. Private to "existiere": -. Private to "existiert": -.
"existiere" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCV · "existiert" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "existiere" and "existiert" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "existiere" vs "existiert" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "existiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,616,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "existiere" and "existiert" 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 #1,616,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.