# refrigeration

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #23,080

## Definitions
1. The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
2. The process of preserving something by cooling.
3. The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.

## Etymology
From Latin refrigero. Morphologically refrigerate + -ion.

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

## Common misspellings (20)
`erfrigeration`, `reffrigeration`, `refirgeration`, `refrgieration`, `refriegration`, `refrigeartion`, `refrigeraiton`, `refrigerasion`, `refrigeratino`, `refrigerationn`, `refrigeratoin`, `refrigerattion`, `refrigerration`, `refrigertaion`, `refriggeration`, `refrigreation`, `refrrigeration`, `rerfigeration`, `rferigeration`, `rrefrigeration`

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