# refreshing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,242

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, refresh + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **refreshingly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refreshing-vs-refreshingly)

## Common misspellings (16)
`erfreshing`, `refershing`, `reffreshing`, `refrehsing`, `refreshhing`, `refreshign`, `refreshingg`, `refreshinng`, `refreshnig`, `refresihng`, `refresshing`, `refrreshing`, `refrsehing`, `rerfeshing`, `rfereshing`, `rrefreshing`

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