Which to use
“exigente” and “existente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,284
- “exigente” frequency rank
- #4,232
- “existente” frequency rank
- 20516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigente | existente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que exige | que existe |
Where the eye mixes exigente and existente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. exigente runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against existente's 9 (VCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between exigente and existente
A purely visual mix-up. exigente (/i.zi.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/) and existente (/e.zis.ˈtẽ.ʧi/) 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 20516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigente is recorded at frequency rank #16,284, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.zi.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/. existente is at rank #4,232, tagged as anadj, pronounced /e.zis.ˈtẽ.ʧi/.
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 20516, this pair ranks #49,982 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exigente vs existente
Shared letters: eintx. Private to "exigente": g. Private to "existente": s.
"exigente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "existente" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exigente" for "existente" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exigente" or "existente"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exigente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,982 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigente" and "existente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigente vs expoente". 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 #49,982 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.