existência

/i.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/

//i.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“existência” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,489
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fato de existir, de viver

Corpus desk

Index PT-existencia · existência · Portuguese

existência · rank #1,489 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,489
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH diário

Nearest frequency peer: diário (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “existência”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “existência” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

existência vs exigência
80% similar

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

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “existência”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).existênciacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “diário” (#1,488), “foco” (#1,491), “geralmente” (#1,492). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “existência” fica em #1,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around existência (IPA /i.ziʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,489 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for existência, with forms such as "eixstência", "exisstência", and "existnêcia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is existência, spelled E-X-I-S-T-Ê-N-C-I-A.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A simples existência de uma pessoa confere-lhe direitos.
  2. Teve uma existência faustosa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eixstência
  • exisstência
  • existnêcia
  • existtência
  • existêcnia
  • existêncai
  • existênccia
  • existênica
  • existênncia
  • exisêtncia
  • exitsência
  • exsitência
  • exxistência
  • xeistência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of existência - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eixstência2exisstência1existnêcia2existtência1existêcnia2existêncai2existênccia1existênica2
Edit distance from "existência"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geralmente#1,492personagem#1,504prefeitura#1,473campeonato#1,523

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

responder14 variantsdescobrir14 variantsreferência14 variantsliteratura14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list