Which to use
“existieren” is a verb and “existierende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,578
- “existieren” frequency rank
- #19,900
- “existierende” frequency rank
- 23478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | existieren | existierende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | da sein, vorhanden sein, ein Teil der Realität sein | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existierend |
Where the eye mixes existieren and existierende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. existieren runs 10 letters (VCVCCVVCVC) against existierende's 12 (VCVCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between existieren and existierende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: existieren is [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən] while existierende is [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “existieren” sits inside “existierende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
existieren is recorded at frequency rank #3,578, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən]. existierende is at rank #19,900, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁəndə].
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 23478, this pair ranks #1,860,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of existieren vs existierende
Shared letters: einrstx. Private to "existieren": -. Private to "existierende": d.
"existieren" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC · "existierende" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- existieren ← eixstieren · exisiteren · exisstieren · existeiren · existieern · existierenn · existierne · existierren
- existierende ← eixstierende · exisiterende · exisstierende · existeirende · existieernde · existieredne · existierendde · existierened
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "existieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existierende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "existieren" and "existierende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "editieren vs existieren". 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 #1,860,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.