if else inside a loop in pug

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I have a problem with a simple if else inside a loop in pug. This is my code:

 extends layout
 block content
 h2 #{item}
 each word, index in words
  - var spelling = word.orth;
  if(item == spelling)
   p #{spelling}
  else
   p does not exist yet

if a word exists, it prints it out correctly but it also prints does not exist yet with it. And if a word does not exist, it prints out does not exist yet 3 times.

Background: I am searching through an xml file for words. The variable item is the user input, the word we are looking for in the xml file.