referência

/Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/

//Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“referência” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,448. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,448
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de referir

Corpus desk

Index PT-referencia · referência · Portuguese

referência · rank #1,448 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,448
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH PT

Nearest frequency peer: PT (-2 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “referência”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “referência” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

referência vs reverência
90% similar

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

Key facts for referência
PropertyValue
Headwordreferência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,448
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “referência”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).referênciacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “PT” (#1,446), “serra” (#1,450), “proteger” (#1,445). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “referência” fica em #1,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around referência (IPA /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,448 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for referência, with forms such as "erferência", "reefrência", and "refernêcia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "reverência", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is referência, spelled R-E-F-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de referir
  2. 2
    relação de umas coisas com as outras
  3. 3
    alusão
  4. 4
    obra de referência, obra não para ler, mas para consultar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how referência appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A Wikipédia é uma obra de referência sem igual no mundo.

This word in other languages

reference(English)referencia(Español)référence(Français)Beziehung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erferência
  • reefrência
  • refernêcia
  • referrência
  • referêcnia
  • referêncai
  • referênccia
  • referênica
  • referênncia
  • refeêrncia
  • refferência
  • refreência
  • rfeerência
  • rreferência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of referência - 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.

erferência2reefrência2refernêcia2referrência1referêcnia2referêncai2referênccia1referênica2
Edit distance from "referência"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "referência"?
"referência" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "referência" mean?
As a noun, "referência" means: ato ou efeito de referir
What words are commonly confused with "referência"?
"referência" is commonly confused with "reverência". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "referência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "referência" is /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "referência" come from?
"referência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

prefeitura#1,473apresentar#1,419existência#1,489geralmente#1,492

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

descobrir14 variantsresponder14 variantscampeonato14 variantsquantidade14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list