existe
[ekˈsist̪e]
The verdict
“existe” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #534 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #534
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de existir.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | existe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ekˈsist̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #534 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “existe” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for existe is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekˈsist̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #534 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for existe, with forms such as "eixste", "exiset", and "exisste". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "exit", "éxito", "existo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is existe, spelled E-X-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de existir.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de existir.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eixste,exiset,exisste,existte,exitse,exsite,exxiste,xeiste
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of existe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “existe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekˈsist̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “exit” - see the side-by-side comparison. existe vs exit
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.