refresher
/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃɚ/noun
refresher is spelled R-E-F-R-E-S-H-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, refresher means “Something that refreshes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of refresher is refreshers.
How many letters and syllables are in refresher?
| Letters | 9: R-E-F-R-E-S-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 refresher?
Refresher appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 refresher?
- UK /ɹiˈfɹɛʃə/
- US /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃɚ/
Refresher has 3 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)-Neøn-refresher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with refresher?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as refresher from its last stressed vowel (/ɛʃəɹ/):
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 refresher
- refreshers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does refresher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that refreshes.
The nap was a welcome refresher.
- 2
A review to refresh or renew knowledge.
They recommend a refresher class every few years.
- 3
A fee paid to counsel to continue with a case, especially one that was adjourned.
- 4
An equity grant given by a company to an existing employee, as opposed to an initial grant given to new employees.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does refresher come from?
From refresh + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).