inexistence
/ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstəns/noun
inexistence is spelled I-N-E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inexistence means “The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inexistence is inexistences.
How many letters and syllables are in inexistence?
| Letters | 11: I-N-E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inexistence?
Inexistence appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce inexistence?
- /ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inexistence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inexistence
- inexistences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inexistence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible.
- 2
The state of existing in something
- 3
That which exists within; a constituent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does inexistence come from?
From in- + existence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).