refreshment
/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/noun
refreshment is spelled R-E-F-R-E-S-H-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, refreshment means “The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of refreshment is refreshments.
How many letters and syllables are in refreshment?
| Letters | 11: R-E-F-R-E-S-H-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 refreshment?
Refreshment appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 refreshment?
- US /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/
Refreshment 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)-Vininn126-refreshment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of refreshment
- refreshments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does refreshment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
- 2
That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.
All refreshments will be provided by the hosts.
- 3
The result of being refreshed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Refreshment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rafraîchissement |
| German | Erfrischung , Snack |
| Spanish | refrescamiento , refrigerio, refresco, agasajo |
| Portuguese | refresco |
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 refreshment come from?
Recorded since 1665; either directly or via Middle English refreschement, from Old French refrescher (12th century; modern French rafraîchir), itself from re- (“again”) + fresche (“fresh”) (modern French frais; from a Germanic source, cognate with Old High German frisc, modern German frisch, Dutch fris, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).