existieren

\ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən\

/\ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən\/ verb

The verdict

“existieren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exister, être actuellement, ne pas être imaginé mais avoir une réalité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-existieren · existieren · French

existieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for existieren
PropertyValue
Headwordexistieren
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « existieren » en français

existierenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

existieren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

existieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is existieren, spelled E-X-I-S-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exister, être actuellement, ne pas être imaginé mais avoir une réalité.
  2. 2
    Vivre, survivre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how existieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bereits seit mehreren Tagen kursierten Gerüchte über den spektakulären Datenklau. Dass der Leak jedoch tatsächlich existiert, wurde unlängst von mehreren Experten bestätigt (...)
  2. Falls ich daran zweifelte zu existieren, bräuchte ich mich nur zu kneifen.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "existieren"?
"existieren" is spelled E-X-I-S-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən\.
What does "existieren" mean?
As a verb, "existieren" means: Exister, être actuellement, ne pas être imaginé mais avoir une réalité.
How do you pronounce "existieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "existieren" is \ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "existieren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list