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referir

Spanish, verb/refeˈɾiɾ/

referir is a Spanish verb meaning “to report” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Presentar, de palabra o por escrito, un hecho verdadero o ficticio”.

What does referir mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to report

  2. 2

    to relate

  3. 3

    to refer to

    ¿A qué te refieres?

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Presentar, de palabra o por escrito, un hecho verdadero o ficticio. 2. Dirigir o encaminar hacia un destino u objetivo. 3. Vincular o poner en relación. 4. Aferir (cotejar pesos y medidas).

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of referir

  • refiero first-person present singular
  • referí first-person preterite singular
  • referido participle past
  • e-ie-i alternation
  • refiriendo gerund
  • referida feminine participle past
  • referidos masculine participle past
  • referidas feminine participle past
  • refieres indicative informal present
  • referís indicative informal present
  • refiere indicative present singular
  • referimos first-person indicative plural
  • refieren indicative plural present
  • refería first-person imperfect indicative
  • referías imperfect indicative second-person
  • referíamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • referíais imperfect indicative plural
  • referían imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce referir?

  • /refeˈɾiɾ/
  • [re.feˈɾiɾ]
  • [refeˈɾiɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to referir

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is referir in Spanish?

referir appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).