existenziell

[ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛl]

/[ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛl]/ adj

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The verdict

“existenziell” is uncommon German (frequency #66,192 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,192
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für die Existenz, für das Leben wichtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-existenziell · existenziell · German

existenziell · rank #66,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,192
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Exfreund

Nearest frequency peer: Exfreund (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „existenziell“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „existenziell“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for existenziell
PropertyValue
Headwordexistenziell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛl]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „existenziell“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).existenziellfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Exfreund“ (#66,191), „Excalibur“ (#66,190), „Fachabitur“ (#66,194). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „existenziell“ bei #66,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

existenziell is uncommon German at frequency #66,192 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for existenziell, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is existenziell, spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-Z-I-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    für die Existenz, für das Leben wichtig
  2. 2
    das menschliche Dasein hinsichtlich seines Wesens betreffend

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 "existenziell"?
"existenziell" is spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-Z-I-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛl].
What does "existenziell" mean?
As an adjective, "existenziell" means: für die Existenz, für das Leben wichtig
How do you pronounce "existenziell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "existenziell" is [ɛksɪstɛnˈt͡si̯ɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "existenziell" come from?
"existenziell" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "existenziell", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erbärmliches#66,175Frauenhäuser#66,224freundlichem#66,228Geniestreich#66,257

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list