réfrigérer
\ʁe.fʁi.ʒe.ʁe\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | réfrigérer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁe.fʁi.ʒe.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « réfrigérer » en français
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
- 1Refroidir un corps ou un liquide.
- 2Diminuer l’ardeur, l’activité, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how réfrigérer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
réfrigérer de l'eau
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.
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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.