existen

[ekˈsist̪ẽn]

/[ekˈsist̪ẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“existen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#807
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de existir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-existen · existen · Spanish

existen · rank #807 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #807
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH diez

Nearest frequency peer: diez (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “existen”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “existen” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

existen vs existo
71% similar
existen vs existir
71% similar
existen vs existía
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for existen
PropertyValue
Headwordexisten
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ekˈsist̪ẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#807
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “existen”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).existencae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “diez” (#806), “Formas” (#808), “departamento” (#805). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “existen” va en #807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around existen (IPA [ekˈsist̪ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #807 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de existir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for existen, with forms such as "eixsten", "exisetn", and "exissten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "existo", "existir", "existía", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is existen, spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de existir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eixsten
  • exisetn
  • exissten
  • existenn
  • existne
  • existten
  • exitsen
  • exsiten
  • exxisten
  • xeisten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of existen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eixsten2exisetn2exissten1existenn1existne2existten1exitsen2exsiten2
Edit distance from "existen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "existen"?
"existen" is spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ekˈsist̪ẽn].
What does "existen" mean?
As a verb, "existen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de existir.
What words are commonly confused with "existen"?
"existen" is commonly confused with "existo", "existir", "existía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "existen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "existen" is [ekˈsist̪ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "existen" come from?
"existen" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

sector10 variantsacciones10 variantsnatural10 variantsconmigo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list