Which to use
“existence” and “existences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,564
- “existence” frequency rank
- #38,791
- “existences” frequency rank
- 40355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | existence | existences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait d’être, état de ce qui existe ; par exemple le fait d’être d’une manière absolue, ou pour la perception, ou encore pour la conscience. | Pluriel de existence. |
Same sound, different letters: existence vs existences
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - existence / existences
This is the hard kind. existence and existences are pronounced identically (\ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “existence” sits inside “existences”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
existence is recorded at frequency rank #1,564, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s\. 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 40355, this pair ranks #241,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of existence vs existences
Shared letters: ceinstx. Private to "existence": -. Private to "existences": -.
"existence" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "existences" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- existence ← eixstence · exisetnce · exisstence · existecne · existencce · existenec · existennce · existnece
- existences ← eixstences · exisetnces · exisstences · existecnes · existencces · existencess · existencse · existenecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "existence" and "existences" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "existence" vs "existences" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "existence" 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 #241,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "existence" 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 #241,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.