Which to use
“exigences” and “existences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,859
- “exigences” frequency rank
- #38,791
- “existences” frequency rank
- 43650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigences | existences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de exigence. | Pluriel de existence. |
Where the eye mixes exigences and existences
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. exigences runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCVC) against existences's 10 (VCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between exigences and existences
A purely visual mix-up. exigences (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\) and existences (\ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigences is recorded at frequency rank #4,859, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\. existences is at rank #38,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\.
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 43650, this pair ranks #216,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exigences vs existences
Shared letters: ceinsx. Private to "exigences": g. Private to "existences": t.
"exigences" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC · "existences" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigences ← eixgences · exgiences · exiegnces · exigecnes · exigencces · exigencess · exigencse · exigenecs
- existences ← eixstences · exisetnces · exisstences · existecnes · existencces · existencess · existencse · existenecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exigences" and "existences" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "exigences" or "existences" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exigences" and "existences" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exigences" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigences" and "existences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "existantes vs existences". 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 #216,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.