refreshing
re·fresh·ing/ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
refreshing is spelled R-E-F-R-E-S-H-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables (re·fresh·ing). It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, refreshing means “That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in refreshing?
| Letters | 10: R-E-F-R-E-S-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·fresh·ing |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is refreshing?
Refreshing appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 refreshing?
- /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/
Refreshing has 3 syllables, split re·fresh·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-refreshing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of refreshing
- more refreshing comparative
- most refreshing superlative
- refreshings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does refreshing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
- 2
Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.
noun
- 1
The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
- 2
That which gives refreshment.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of refresh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Refreshing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense refreshing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rafraîchissant |
| German | erfrischend |
| Spanish | refrescante |
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 refreshing come from?
By surface analysis, refresh + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).