Which to use
“existieran” and “existirían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,440
- “existieran” frequency rank
- #47,129
- “existirían” frequency rank
- 73569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | existieran | existirían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de existir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de existir. |
Where the eye mixes existieran and existirían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses existieran with existirían
A purely visual mix-up. existieran ([eksisˈt̪jeɾãn]) and existirían ([eksist̪iˈɾiãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
existieran is recorded at frequency rank #26,440, classified as averb, pronounced [eksisˈt̪jeɾãn]. existirían is at rank #47,129, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksist̪iˈɾiãn].
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 73569, this pair ranks #23,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of existieran vs existirían
Shared letters: aeinrstx. Private to "existieran": -. Private to "existirían": í.
"existieran" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC · "existirían" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- existieran ← eixstieran · exisiteran · exisstieran · existeiran · existiearn · existierann · existierna · existierran
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "existieran" and "existirían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "existieran" or "existirían" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "existieran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existirían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "existieran" and "existirían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "existirán vs existirían". 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 #23,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.