Which to use
“existe” and “existes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #534
- “existe” frequency rank
- #34,579
- “existes” frequency rank
- 35113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | existe | existes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de existir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de existir. |
Where the eye mixes existe and existes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between existe and existes
A purely visual mix-up. existe ([ekˈsist̪e]) and existes ([ekˈsist̪es]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “existe” sits inside “existes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
existe is recorded at frequency rank #534, classified as averb, pronounced [ekˈsist̪e]. existes is at rank #34,579, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekˈsist̪es].
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 35113, this pair ranks #187,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of existe vs existes
Shared letters: eistx. Private to "existe": -. Private to "existes": -.
"existe" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "existes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "existe" and "existes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "existe" or "existes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "existe" and "existes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "existe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "existe" and "existes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "existes vs existiese". 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 #187,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.