réfrigérer

\ʁe.fʁi.ʒe.ʁe\

/\ʁe.fʁi.ʒe.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

“réfrigérer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Refroidir un corps ou un liquide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-refrigerer · réfrigérer · French

réfrigérer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for réfrigérer
PropertyValue
Headwordréfrigérer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁe.fʁi.ʒe.ʁe\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « réfrigérer » en français

réfrigérerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

réfrigérer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁe.fʁi.ʒe.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

réfrigérer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is réfrigérer, spelled R-É-F-R-I-G-É-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Refroidir un corps ou un liquide.
  2. 2
    Diminuer l’ardeur, l’activité, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. réfrigérer de l'eau
  2. Ce peu jeté négligemment, tombant de ses lèvres au milieu des discussions véhémentes, des propos brûlants, sous une forme sentencieuse et solennelle, avait pour effet, de terminer tout débat, de réfrigérer toute ardeur combative et de couvrir Rémondin de gloire.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réfrigérer"?
"réfrigérer" is spelled R-É-F-R-I-G-É-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.fʁi.ʒe.ʁe\.
What does "réfrigérer" mean?
As a verb, "réfrigérer" means: Refroidir un corps ou un liquide.
How do you pronounce "réfrigérer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réfrigérer" is \ʁe.fʁi.ʒe.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réfrigérer" come from?
"réfrigérer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list