# freshen

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfɹɛʃən/ · frequency rank #34,893

## Definitions
1. To become fresh.
2. To become fresh.
3. To become fresh.
4. To become stronger.
5. To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving; to cause to resume giving milk.
6. To make fresh.
7. To make fresh.
8. To make fresh.
9. To make fresh.
10. To make fresh.
11. To make fresh.
12. To give redness to (the face or cheeks of a person with light skin).
13. To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.
14. To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.
15. To top up (a drink).
16. To top up (primer) in a firearm.

## Etymology
From fresh + -en.

## Easily confused with
- **freshly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freshen-vs-freshly)
- **fresher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freshen-vs-fresher)
- **freshman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freshen-vs-freshman)
- **freshest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freshen-vs-freshest)
- **fresh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fresh-vs-freshen)
- **fleshed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleshed-vs-freshen)
- **foreseen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foreseen-vs-freshen)

## Common misspellings (11)
`fershen`, `ffreshen`, `frehsen`, `fresehn`, `freshenn`, `freshhen`, `freshne`, `fresshen`, `frreshen`, `frsehen`, `rfeshen`

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