referendo

/Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.du/

//Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.du// noun

The verdict

“referendo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,431
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento da democracia semi-direta por meio do qual os cidadãos eleitores são chamados a pronunciar-se por sufrágio direto e secreto, a título vinculativo, sobre determinados assuntos de relevan...

Corpus desk

Index PT-referendo · referendo · Portuguese

referendo · rank #10,431 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,431
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH qualificado

Nearest frequency peer: qualificado (-3 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 “referendo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “referendo” 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).

referendo vs referido
78% similar
referendo vs referente
78% similar

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

Key facts for referendo
PropertyValue
Headwordreferendo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.du/
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,431
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “referendo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.referendocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “qualificado” (#10,428), “riso” (#10,434), “propina” (#10,426). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “referendo” fica em #10,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around referendo (IPA /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.du/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,431 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "instrumento da democracia semi-direta por meio do qual os cidadãos eleitores são chamados a pronunciar-se por sufrágio direto e secreto, a título vinculativo, sobre determinados assuntos de relevan...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for referendo, with forms such as "erferendo", "reefrendo", and "refeerndo". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "referido", "referente", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is referendo, spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento da democracia semi-direta por meio do qual os cidadãos eleitores são chamados a pronunciar-se por sufrágio direto e secreto, a título vinculativo, sobre determinados assuntos de relevante interesse à nação

Synonyms

referêndum

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erferendo
  • reefrendo
  • refeerndo
  • referedno
  • referenddo
  • referenndo
  • referenod
  • refernedo
  • referrendo
  • refferendo
  • refreendo
  • rfeerendo
  • rreferendo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erferendo2reefrendo2refeerndo2referedno2referenddo1referenndo1referenod2refernedo2
Edit distance from "referendo"

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 "referendo"?
"referendo" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.du/.
What does "referendo" mean?
As a noun, "referendo" means: instrumento da democracia semi-direta por meio do qual os cidadãos eleitores são chamados a pronunciar-se por sufrágio direto e secreto, a título vinculativo, sobre determinados assuntos de relevan...
What words are commonly confused with "referendo"?
"referendo" is commonly confused with "referido", "referente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "referendo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "referendo" is /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "referendo" come from?
"referendo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list