referencial
Portuguese, noun/ʁe.fe.ɾẽ.siˈaw/
referencial is spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-C-I-A-L (11 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,930th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Referencial is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “frame of reference” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquilo que se usa como referência”.
What does referencial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinereferential
noun
- 1
masculineframe of reference
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquilo que se usa como referência 2. estrutura que compõe um sistema, em relação ao qual as coordenadas espaciais e temporais dos fenômenos físicos podem ser especificadas
adjective: 1. que serve de referência
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of referencial
- referenciais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce referencial?
- Brazil /ʁe.fe.ɾẽ.siˈaw/
- Brazil [he.fe.ɾẽ.siˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /ʁe.fe.ɾẽˈsjaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is referencial in Portuguese?
referencial appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).