refería

[refeˈɾia]

/[refeˈɾia]/ verb

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The verdict

“refería” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,221. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,221
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de referir o de referirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-referia · refería · Spanish

refería · rank #7,221 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,221
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH recordando

Nearest frequency peer: recordando (-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 “refería”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “refería” 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).

refería vs refri
57% similar
refería vs remera
71% similar
refería vs reforma
71% similar

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

Key facts for refería
PropertyValue
Headwordrefería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[refeˈɾia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,221
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “refería”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.referíacae 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 “recordando” (#7,220), “regularmente” (#7,222), “rechaza” (#7,219). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “refería” va en #7,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around refería (IPA [refeˈɾia]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,221 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for refería, with forms such as "erfería", "reefría", and "referaí". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "refri", "remera", "reforma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is refería, spelled R-E-F-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de referir o de referirse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de referir o de referirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erfería
  • reefría
  • referaí
  • referría
  • refeíra
  • reffería
  • refreía
  • rfeería
  • rrefería

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refería - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erfería2reefría2referaí2referría1refeíra2reffería1refreía2rfeería2
Edit distance from "refería"

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 "refería"?
"refería" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [refeˈɾia].
What does "refería" mean?
As a verb, "refería" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de referir o de referirse.
What words are commonly confused with "refería"?
"refería" is commonly confused with "refri", "remera", "reforma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "refería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refería" is [refeˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refería" come from?
"refería" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rechaza#7,219ranking#7,216respeta#7,226rápidos#7,228

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

pondrá9 variantspasear9 variantsNoruega9 variantsmultas9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list