existente
/e.zis.ˈtẽ.ʧi/
The verdict
“existente” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,232 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #4,232
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que existe
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | existente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /e.zis.ˈtẽ.ʧi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #4,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “existente” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for existente is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.zis.ˈtẽ.ʧi/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,232 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for existente, with forms such as "eixstente", "exisetnte", and "exisstente". 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, "exigente", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is existente, spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1que existe
- 2vivo, que tem existência
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eixstente,exisetnte,exisstente,existenet,existennte,existentte,existetne,existnete,existtente,exitsente,exsitente,exxistente,xeistente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of existente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “existente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-I-S-T-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /e.zis.ˈtẽ.ʧi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “exigente” - see the side-by-side comparison. existente vs exigente
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.