# F5

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #34,052

## Definitions
1. To refresh a webpage, especially if done continuously when waiting for an update.

## Etymology
After F5 (standing for Function 5), a hotkey used to refresh a webpage in many web browsers.

## Easily confused with
- **fi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fi)
- **fa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fa)
- **FL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fl)
- **FM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fm)
- **Fe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fe)
- **fu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fu)
- **FF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-ff)
- **FB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fb)
- **fo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fo)
- **FS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fs)
- **FN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fn)
- **FP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fp)
- **FW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fw)
- **fy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fy)
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-for)
- **few** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-few)
- **far** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-far)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fun)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fit)
- **fan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f5-vs-fan)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/f5