# refs

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #11,591

## Definitions
1. A scheduled meal break during a shift.

## Etymology
Short for refreshments.

## Easily confused with
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rs)
- **RF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rf)
- **rep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rep)
- **rev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rev)
- **rex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rex)
- **res** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-res)
- **Rey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rey)
- **reg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-reg)
- **RSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rss)
- **ren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-ren)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-ros)
- **REM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rem)
- **ret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-ret)
- **rei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rei)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rus)
- **rel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rel)
- **reo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-reo)
- **RFA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rfa)
- **rez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rez)
- **RFP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rfp)

## Common misspellings (6)
`erfs`, `reffs`, `refss`, `resf`, `rfes`, `rrefs`

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