existentielle

Name: existentielle, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛlə]

/[ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛlə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“existentielle” is uncommon German (frequency #70,233 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,233
frequency rank, German: 57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell

Key facts for existentielle
Property	Value
Headword	existentielle
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛlə]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#70,233
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “existentielle” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). existentielle lands here:

#70,233

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

existentielle is uncommon German at frequency #70,233 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for existentielle, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is existentielle, spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-T-I-E-L-L-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "existentielle"?

"existentielle" is spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-T-I-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛlə].

What does "existentielle" mean?

As an adjective, "existentielle" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existentiell

How do you pronounce "existentielle"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "existentielle" is [ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "existentielle" come from?

"existentielle" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “existentielle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is E-X-I-S-T-E-N-T-I-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.