referencia

[refeˈɾẽnsja]

/[refeˈɾẽnsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“referencia” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,151
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acto de referirse o hacer alusión a algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-referencia · referencia · Spanish

referencia · rank #1,151 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,151
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH realizar

Nearest frequency peer: realizar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “referencia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “referencia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

referencia vs reverencia
90% similar
referencia vs referencias
91% similar
referencia vs reference
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for referencia
PropertyValue
Headwordreferencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[refeˈɾẽnsja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,151
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “referencia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).referenciacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “realizar” (#1,150), “reforma” (#1,152), “práctica” (#1,149). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “referencia” va en #1,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around referencia (IPA [refeˈɾẽnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,151 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for referencia, with forms such as "erferencia", "reefrencia", and "refeerncia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "reverencia", "referencias", "reference", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is referencia, spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acto de referirse o hacer alusión a algo.
  2. 2
    Reseña, relato o narración.
  3. 3
    Base o apoyo en el desarrollo de algo específico.
  4. 4
    Documento expedido a una persona a modo de recomendación para hallar empleo u otorgar préstamos bancarios.

This word in other languages

reference(English)référence(Français)Referenz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erferencia
  • reefrencia
  • refeerncia
  • referecnia
  • referencai
  • referenccia
  • referenica
  • referenncia
  • referensia
  • refernecia
  • referrencia
  • refferencia
  • refreencia
  • rfeerencia
  • rreferencia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of referencia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erferencia2reefrencia2refeerncia2referecnia2referencai2referenccia1referenica2referenncia1
Edit distance from "referencia"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "referencia"?
"referencia" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [refeˈɾẽnsja].
What does "referencia" mean?
As a noun, "referencia" means: Acto de referirse o hacer alusión a algo.
What words are commonly confused with "referencia"?
"referencia" is commonly confused with "reverencia", "referencias", "reference". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "referencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "referencia" is [refeˈɾẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "referencia" come from?
"referencia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "referencia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aplicación#1,131territorio#1,127nacionales#1,096corrupción#1,210

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

autoridades15 variantsencuentran15 variantsparticular15 variantsdemocracia15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list