existência

//i.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ// noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,489

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

existência is aPortuguesenoun. It means: fato de existir, de viver Pronounced /i.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/. It ranks #1,489 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with exigência.

Key facts for existência
PropertyValue
Headwordexistência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,489
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of existência in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for existência is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,489 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for existência, with forms such as "eixstência", "exisstência", and "existnêcia". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "exigência", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is existência, spelled E-X-I-S-T-Ê-N-C-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    fato de existir, de viver
  2. 2
    forma de vida; espaço de uma vida
  3. 3
    o conjunto de mercadorias ou matérias-primas em armazém

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eixstência,exisstência,existnêcia,existtência,existêcnia,existêncai,existênccia,existênica,existênncia,exisêtncia,exitsência,exsitência,exxistência,xeistência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for existência

Misspelling Variants of "existência"

eixstência10exisstência11existnêcia10existtência11existêcnia10existêncai10existênccia11existênica10
Misspelling Variants of "existência"

Frequency rank: #1,489 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "existência"?
"existência" is spelled E-X-I-S-T-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "existência" mean?
As a noun, "existência" means: fato de existir, de viver
What words are commonly confused with "existência"?
"existência" is commonly confused with "exigência". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "existência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "existência" is /i.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "existência" come from?
"existência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.