# existent

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #14,755

## Definitions
1. existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

## Etymology
From Latin existens, from existere.

## Easily confused with
- **extent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/existent-vs-extent)
- **existing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/existent-vs-existing)
- **existed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/existed-vs-existent)
- **existence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/existence-vs-existent)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eixstent`, `exisetnt`, `exisstent`, `existennt`, `existentt`, `existetn`, `existnet`, `existtent`, `exitsent`, `exsitent`, `exxistent`, `xeistent`

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