# refinery

> English word · Noun · IPA /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/ · frequency rank #15,255

## Definitions
1. A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

## Etymology
From refine + -ry.

## Easily confused with
- **Reiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refinery-vs-reiner)
- **refine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refine-vs-refinery)
- **refined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refined-vs-refinery)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erfinery`, `reffinery`, `refienry`, `refinerry`, `refineryy`, `refineyr`, `refinnery`, `refinrey`, `refniery`, `reifnery`, `rfeinery`, `rrefinery`

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