referente

/Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ/

//Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“referente” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,754
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se refere a;

Corpus desk

Index PT-referente · referente · Portuguese

referente · rank #9,754 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,754
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH reconstruir

Nearest frequency peer: reconstruir (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “referente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “referente” 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).

referente vs remetente
78% similar
referente vs repelente
78% similar
referente vs referendo
78% similar

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

Key facts for referente
PropertyValue
Headwordreferente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,754
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “referente”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “reconstruir” (#9,753), “relativo” (#9,756), “resistente” (#9,758). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “referente” fica em #9,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around referente (IPA /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,754 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for referente, with forms such as "erferente", "reefrente", and "refeernte". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "remetente", "repelente", "referendo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is referente, spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se refere a;
  2. 2
    relativo; respeitante; concorrente; alusivo;
  3. 3
    O que um signo representa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erferente
  • reefrente
  • refeernte
  • referenet
  • referennte
  • referentte
  • referetne
  • refernete
  • referrente
  • refferente
  • refreente
  • rfeerente
  • rreferente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of referente - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erferente2reefrente2refeernte2referenet2referennte1referentte1referetne2refernete2
Edit distance from "referente"

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 "referente"?
"referente" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ/.
What does "referente" mean?
As an adjective, "referente" means: Que se refere a;
What words are commonly confused with "referente"?
"referente" is commonly confused with "remetente", "repelente", "referendo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "referente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "referente" is /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "referente" come from?
"referente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

prometido#9,748Wikipédia#9,782aceitável#9,786comunismo#9,821

Similar misspelling depth

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

convocação13 variantshumilhação13 variantsinteressar13 variantsobstáculo13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list