Which to use
“existierte” and “existierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,879
- “existierte” frequency rank
- #28,644
- “existierten” frequency rank
- 46523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | existierte | existierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs existieren | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs existieren |
Where the eye mixes existierte and existierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: existierte vs existierten
A purely visual mix-up. existierte ([ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tə]) and existierten ([ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “existierte” sits inside “existierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
existierte is recorded at frequency rank #17,879, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tə]. existierten is at rank #28,644, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 46523, this pair ranks #1,316,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of existierte vs existierten
Shared letters: eirstx. Private to "existierte": -. Private to "existierten": n.
"existierte" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCCV · "existierten" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- existierte ← eixstierte · exisiterte · exisstierte · existeirte · existieret · existierrte · existiertte · existietre
- existierten ← eixstierten · exisiterten · exisstierten · existeirten · existieretn · existierrten · existiertenn · existiertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "existierte" and "existierten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "existierte" or "existierten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "existierte" and "existierten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "existierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,316,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "existierte" and "existierten" 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 #1,316,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.