# ref vs rep

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ref
*noun · IPA /ɹɛf/ · frequency rank #7,730*
Clipping of referee.

### rep
*noun · IPA /ɹɛp/ · frequency rank #3,975*
Clipping of reputation.

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