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Existense or existence?

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Correct spelling: existence. Misspelling: existense.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Exist + ence: after the X the vowels are I and then E, never A.

Why people write “existense”

The misspelling “existense” is only one letter off: it uses S in place of C; the two letters can sound alike here.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make existence automatic.

What does “existence” mean?

existence noun

  1. the state or fact of existing

    “a point of view gradually coming into being”

    Synonyms:beingbeingness

  2. everything that exists anywhere

    “they study the evolution of the universe”

    Synonyms:universecreationworldcosmosmacrocosm

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Existence” in a sentence

  • Scientists debated the existence of the particle.
  • A point of view gradually coming into being.
  • They study the evolution of the universe.

Is “existence” a playable word?

e 1x 8i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1c 3e 1

18 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“existense” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from EXISTENCE.

Existence: quick answers

Is it existense or existence?
The correct spelling is existence. “existense” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell existence?
Exist + ence: after the X the vowels are I and then E, never A.
What does existence mean?
Existence means: the state or fact of existing.