# referente vs repelente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### referente
*adjective · IPA /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #9,754*
Que se refere a;

### repelente
*adjective · IPA /Rɨ.pɨ.ˈlẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #33,582*
asqueroso

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/referente-vs-repelente