# referido vs referir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### referido
*adjective · IPA /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾi.du/ · frequency rank #5,786*
citado

### referir
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/ · frequency rank #5,460*
mencionar, citar, fazer alusão

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