existencialismo

[eksist̪ẽnsjaˈlismo]

/[eksist̪ẽnsjaˈlismo]/ noun

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The verdict

“existencialismo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,324 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,324
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Corriente de pensamiento que busca basar el conocimiento y lo real en la experiencia inmediata y única de existir y tomar decisiones, no en esencias o en metafísica. Se convierte en movimiento filo...

Key facts for existencialismo
PropertyValue
Headwordexistencialismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eksist̪ẽnsjaˈlismo]
Letters15
Frequency rank#56,324
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “existencialismo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). existencialismo lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

existencialismo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,324 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eksist̪ẽnsjaˈlismo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Corriente de pensamiento que busca basar el conocimiento y lo real en la experiencia inmediata y única de existir y tomar decisiones, no en esencias o en metafísica. Se convierte en movimiento filo...".

existencialismo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 existencialismo, spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-I-A-L-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Corriente de pensamiento que busca basar el conocimiento y lo real en la experiencia inmediata y única de existir y tomar decisiones, no en esencias o en metafísica. Se convierte en movimiento filosófico durante la primera mitad del siglo XX.

This word in other languages

existentialism(English)existentialisme(Français)Existenzialismus(Deutsch)

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 "existencialismo"?
"existencialismo" is spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-I-A-L-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eksist̪ẽnsjaˈlismo].
What does "existencialismo" mean?
As a noun, "existencialismo" means: Corriente de pensamiento que busca basar el conocimiento y lo real en la experiencia inmediata y única de existir y tomar decisiones, no en esencias o en metafísica. Se convierte en movimiento filo...
How do you pronounce "existencialismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "existencialismo" is [eksist̪ẽnsjaˈlismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "existencialismo" come from?
"existencialismo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “existencialismo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-I-A-L-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [eksist̪ẽnsjaˈlismo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list