inexistence

\i.nɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\

/\i.nɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“inexistence” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,499
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait de ne pas exister.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inexistence · inexistence · French

inexistence · rank #43,499 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #43,499
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH indexé

Nearest frequency peer: indexé (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « inexistence »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « inexistence » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inexistence vs inexistante
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inexistence
PropertyValue
Headwordinexistence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.nɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\
Letters11
Frequency rank#43,499
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inexistence »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.inexistencese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « indexé » (#43,498), « inexplicables » (#43,500), « incendiées » (#43,497). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inexistence » est au #43,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around inexistence (IPA \i.nɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,499 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fait de ne pas exister.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for inexistence, with forms such as "ienxistence", "ineixstence", and "inexisetnce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "inexistante", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is inexistence, spelled I-N-E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de ne pas exister.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Déjà il y avait entre eux d’importantes divergences ; on reprochait à Aron sa complaisance pour l’idéalisme de Brunschvicg ; mais tous avaient tiré beaucoup plus radicalement que moi les conséquences de l’inexistence de Dieu et ramené la philosophie du ciel sur terre.
  2. C’était le seul endroit de l’univers où je pouvais m’approcher de ce que je recherchais par-dessus tout : l’inexistence.

Synonyms

non-existence

Antonyms

existence

This word in other languages

inexistencia(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ienxistence
  • ineixstence
  • inexisetnce
  • inexisstence
  • inexistecne
  • inexistencce
  • inexistenec
  • inexistennce
  • inexistnece
  • inexisttence
  • inexitsence
  • inexsitence
  • inexxistence
  • innexistence
  • inxeistence
  • niexistence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inexistence - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ienxistence2ineixstence2inexisetnce2inexisstence1inexistecne2inexistencce1inexistenec2inexistennce1
Edit distance from "inexistence"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inexistence"?
"inexistence" is spelled I-N-E-X-I-S-T-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\.
What does "inexistence" mean?
As a noun, "inexistence" means: Fait de ne pas exister.
What words are commonly confused with "inexistence"?
"inexistence" is commonly confused with "inexistante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inexistence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inexistence" is \i.nɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inexistence" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inexistence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inhabituels#43,504implémenter#43,493interpellée#43,510introduisit#43,512

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

grondement16 variantsgouvernorat16 variantsmondialisée16 variantspersécuter16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list