refill
/ˈɹiː.fɪl/noun, verb
refill is spelled R-E-F-I-L-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, refill means “An additional helping of food or drink at reduced cost” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of refill is refills.
How many letters and syllables are in refill?
| Letters | 6: R-E-F-I-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is refill?
Refill appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce refill?
- /ˈɹiː.fɪl/
- [ˈɹʷɪi̯.fɪɫ]
- [-fɪo̯]
As a verb (“To fill up once again”): /ˌɹiːˈfɪl/.
Refill has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-refill_(noun).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-refill_(verb).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with refill?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as refill.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: filler.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of refill
- refills plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- refilling participle, present
- refilled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does refill mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An additional helping of food or drink at reduced cost.
Today it is $2 for a coffee, with free refills throughout the day.
- 2
Refuelling, fuel to refill an empty fuel tank (of a vehicle or machine) or other fuel container.
Tank's empty. We need to go for a refill.
- 3
A product intended to replace the used contents of a container or the exhausted supply of a device.
We're cutting back. No new printers or pens, just refills.
- 4
A repeat of a prescription.
- 5
An act or process of refilling.
capillary refill
verb
- 1
To fill up once again.
Can you refill my cup please? I've finished my coffee.
- 2
To repeat a prescription.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Refill in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Nachschlag , Tanken , Wiederholungsrezept , nachfüllen |
| Portuguese | refill , reencher |
| Spanish | refill, reservida, rehenchimiento, refil , rellenar, reservir |
| French | reremplir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does refill come from?
From re- (“again”) + fill (noun).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).