refreshingly
adverb
refreshingly is spelled R-E-F-R-E-S-H-I-N-G-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, refreshingly means “In a refreshing manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in refreshingly?
| Letters | 12: R-E-F-R-E-S-H-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is refreshingly?
Refreshingly appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 refreshingly?
- US
Refreshingly has 4 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-refreshingly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of refreshingly
- more refreshingly comparative
- most refreshingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does refreshingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a refreshing manner.
a refreshingly original film in which the villain defeated the hero
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does refreshingly come from?
From refreshing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).