Which to use
“exista” and “existo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,727
- “exista” frequency rank
- #26,441
- “existo” frequency rank
- 32168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exista | existo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de existir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de existir. |
Where the eye mixes exista and existo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exista vs existo
A purely visual mix-up. exista ([ekˈsist̪a]) and existo ([ekˈsist̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “exista” becomes o in “existo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exista is recorded at frequency rank #5,727, classified as averb, pronounced [ekˈsist̪a]. existo is at rank #26,441, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekˈsist̪o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32168, this pair ranks #203,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exista vs existo
Shared letters: eistx. Private to "exista": a. Private to "existo": o.
"exista" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "existo" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "exista" and "existo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exista" and "existo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "existo vs exit". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #203,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.