# reference vs Referenten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### reference
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #36,581*
auf etwas verweisen

### Referenten
*noun · IPA [ʁefəˈʁɛntn̩] · frequency rank #14,157*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Referent

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/reference-vs-referenten