# referential

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃəl/ · frequency rank #45,037

## Definitions
1. Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.
2. Of or relating to a referent.
3. Of or relating to reference or allusion.
4. Serving as a reference.

## Etymology
From reference + -ial.

## Common misspellings (16)
`erferential`, `reefrential`, `refeerntial`, `referenital`, `referenntial`, `referentail`, `referentiall`, `referentila`, `referenttial`, `referetnial`, `refernetial`, `referrential`, `refferential`, `refreential`, `rfeerential`, `rreferential`

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