Which to use
“existimos” and “existió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,907
- “existimos” frequency rank
- #9,984
- “existió” frequency rank
- 40891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | existimos | existió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de existir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de existir. |
Where the eye mixes existimos and existió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: existimos vs existió
A purely visual mix-up. existimos ([eksisˈt̪imos]) and existió ([eksisˈt̪jo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
existimos is recorded at frequency rank #30,907, classified as averb, pronounced [eksisˈt̪imos]. existió is at rank #9,984, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksisˈt̪jo].
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 40891, this pair ranks #156,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of existimos vs existió
Shared letters: eistx. Private to "existimos": mo. Private to "existió": ó.
"existimos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "existió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- existimos ← eixstimos · exisitmos · exisstimos · existimmos · existimoss · existimso · existioms · existmios
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "existimos" and "existió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "existimos" vs "existió" - which ranks higher?
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 "existimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "existimos" and "existió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigimos vs existimos". 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 #156,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.