# ref

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɛf/ · frequency rank #7,730

## Definitions
1. Clipping of referee.
2. Abbreviation of reference.
3. Abbreviation of reference.
4. Abbreviation of refectory.
5. Clipping of refrigerator.

## Etymology
Clippings.

## Easily confused with
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rs)
- **RT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rt)
- **RM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rm)
- **RN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rn)
- **RI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-ri)
- **RP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rp)
- **RF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rf)
- **RV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rv)
- **RR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rr)
- **RL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rl)
- **RH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rh)
- **RW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rw)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-run)
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-row)
- **rid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rid)
- **rep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rep)
- **Rio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rio)
- **rob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rob)
- **rip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-rip)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ref-vs-roy)

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