refresco

[reˈfɾesko]

/[reˈfɾesko]/ noun

The verdict

“refresco” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,938
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bebida fría o a temperatura ambiente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-refresco · refresco · Spanish

refresco · rank #14,938 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,938
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH recuperando

Nearest frequency peer: recuperando (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “refresco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “refresco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

refresco vs regreso
75% similar
refresco vs refrescos
89% similar
refresco vs refresca
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “refresco”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.refrescocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “recuperando” (#14,937), “refuerza” (#14,939), “recorridos” (#14,936). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “refresco” va en #14,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around refresco (IPA [reˈfɾesko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,938 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for refresco, with forms such as "erfresco", "refersco", and "reffresco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "regreso", "refrescos", "refresca", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is refresco, spelled R-E-F-R-E-S-C-O.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how refresco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¿Qué van a tomar? Yo quiero un refresco.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refresco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erfresco2refersco2reffresco1refrecso2refrescco1refresoc2refressco1refrresco1
Edit distance from "refresco"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "refresco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list