existir

/[eksisˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,119

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

existir is aSpanishverb. It means: Tener realidad; ser real o verdadero; tener existencia. Pronounced [eksisˈt̪iɾ]. It ranks #3,119 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with existo and existirá.

Key facts for existir
PropertyValue
Headwordexistir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksisˈt̪iɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,119
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of existir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for existir is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksisˈt̪iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,119 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for existir, with forms such as "eixstir", "exisitr", and "exisstir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "existo", "existirá", "existiría", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is existir, spelled E-X-I-S-T-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tener realidad; ser real o verdadero; tener existencia.
  2. 2
    (con un complemento de lugar) Encontrarse o tener presencia en un sitio determinado.
  3. 3
    Estar vivo, poseer vida, vivir.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eixstir,exisitr,exisstir,existirr,existri,existtir,exitsir,exsitir,exxistir,xeistir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for existir

Misspelling Variants of "existir"

eixstir7exisitr7exisstir8existirr8existri7existtir8exitsir7exsitir7
Misspelling Variants of "existir"

Frequency rank: #3,119 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "existir"?
"existir" is spelled E-X-I-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eksisˈt̪iɾ].
What does "existir" mean?
As a verb, "existir" means: Tener realidad; ser real o verdadero; tener existencia.
What words are commonly confused with "existir"?
"existir" is commonly confused with "existo", "existirá", "existiría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "existir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "existir" is [eksisˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "existir" come from?
"existir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.