rafraîchissement

\ʁa.fʁe.ʃis.mɑ̃\

/\ʁa.fʁe.ʃis.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“rafraîchissement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #41,482 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#41,482
frequency rank, French
16
letters
24
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de rendre plus frais ou résultat de cette action.

Key facts for rafraîchissement
PropertyValue
Headwordrafraîchissement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.fʁe.ʃis.mɑ̃\
Letters16
Frequency rank#41,482
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rafraîchissement” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rafraîchissement lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rafraîchissement is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁa.fʁe.ʃis.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,482 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for rafraîchissement, with forms such as "arfraîchissement", "rafarîchissement", and "raffraîchissement". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rafraîchissement, spelled R-A-F-R-A-Î-C-H-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de rendre plus frais ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Action de remettre un objet dans son état de fraîcheur primitif.
  3. 3
    Boissons fraîches, fruits, mets, que l’on sert dans un bal, au cours d’une réception, ou que l’on offre en dehors des repas.
  4. 4
    Taux de rafraîchissement. Fréquence de balayage vertical définie par le nombre d’images s’affichant sur l’écran par seconde.

Synonyms

fraîchissement

This word in other languages

refreshment(English)enfriamiento(Español)Abkühlung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arfraîchissement,rafarîchissement,raffraîchissement,rafracîhissement,rafraichissement,rafraîcchissement,rafraîchhissement,rafraîchisement,rafraîchisesment,rafraîchisseemnt,rafraîchissemennt,rafraîchissementt,rafraîchissemetn,rafraîchissemment,rafraîchissemnet,rafraîchissmeent,rafraîchsisement,rafraîcihssement,rafraîhcissement,rafrraîchissement,rafrîachissement,rarfaîchissement,rfaraîchissement,rrafraîchissement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rafraîchissement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arfraîchissement2rafarîchissement2raffraîchissement1rafracîhissement2rafraichissement1rafraîcchissement1rafraîchhissement1rafraîchisement1
Edit distance from "rafraîchissement"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rafraîchissement"?
"rafraîchissement" is spelled R-A-F-R-A-Î-C-H-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.fʁe.ʃis.mɑ̃\.
What does "rafraîchissement" mean?
As a noun, "rafraîchissement" means: Action de rendre plus frais ou résultat de cette action.
What are common misspellings of "rafraîchissement"?
Common misspellings include "arfraîchissement", "rafarîchissement", "raffraîchissement", "rafracîhissement", "rafraichissement". The correct spelling is "rafraîchissement".
How do you pronounce "rafraîchissement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rafraîchissement" is \ʁa.fʁe.ʃis.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rafraîchissement" come from?
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Using “rafraîchissement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-F-R-A-Î-C-H-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁa.fʁe.ʃis.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list