refresco

/[reˈfɾesko]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,938

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

refresco is aSpanishnoun. It means: Bebida fría o a temperatura ambiente. Pronounced [reˈfɾesko]. Often confused with regreso and refrescos.

Key facts for refresco
PropertyValue
Headwordrefresco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈfɾesko]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,938
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of refresco in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for refresco is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈfɾesko]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,938 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for refresco, with forms such as "erfresco", "refersco", and "reffresco". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "regreso", "refrescos", "refresca", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is refresco, spelled R-E-F-R-E-S-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bebida fría o a temperatura ambiente.
  2. 2
    Agasajo de bebidas, dulces, etc., que se da en las visitas u otras concurrencias.
  3. 3
    Alimento moderado o reparo que se toma para fortalecerse y continuar en el trabajo.
  4. 4
    Bebida con sabor a frutas.
  5. 5
    Bebida gasificada saborizada.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erfresco,refersco,reffresco,refrecso,refrescco,refresoc,refressco,refrresco,refrseco,rerfesco,rferesco,rrefresco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for refresco

Misspelling Variants of "refresco"

erfresco8refersco8reffresco9refrecso8refrescco9refresoc8refressco9refrresco9
Misspelling Variants of "refresco"

Frequency rank: #14,938 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "refresco"?
"refresco" is spelled R-E-F-R-E-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈfɾesko].
What does "refresco" mean?
As a noun, "refresco" means: Bebida fría o a temperatura ambiente.
What words are commonly confused with "refresco"?
"refresco" is commonly confused with "regreso", "refrescos", "refresca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "refresco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refresco" is [reˈfɾesko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refresco" come from?
"refresco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.