# existed

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/ · frequency rank #4,375

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of exist

## Easily confused with
- **exists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/existed-vs-exists)
- **existent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/existed-vs-existent)
- **exist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exist-vs-existed)
- **edited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edited-vs-existed)
- **excited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excited-vs-existed)
- **exalted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exalted-vs-existed)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eixsted`, `exisetd`, `exissted`, `existde`, `existedd`, `existted`, `exitsed`, `exsited`, `exxisted`, `xeisted`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/existed