# refinado vs retirado

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### refinado
*adjective · IPA /Rɨ.fi.ˈna.du/ · frequency rank #23,108*
que se refinou

### retirado
*adjective · IPA /Rɨ.ti.ˈɾa.du/ · frequency rank #6,114*
tirado, eliminado, excluído.

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