refroidissant

\ʁə.fʁwa.di.sɑ̃\

/\ʁə.fʁwa.di.sɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“refroidissant” is uncommon French (frequency #69,371 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,371
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui refroidit.

Key facts for refroidissant
PropertyValue
Headwordrefroidissant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁə.fʁwa.di.sɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#69,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “refroidissant” 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). refroidissant lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

refroidissant is uncommon French at frequency #69,371 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁə.fʁwa.di.sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui refroidit.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for refroidissant, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is refroidissant, spelled R-E-F-R-O-I-D-I-S-S-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui refroidit.

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 "refroidissant"?
"refroidissant" is spelled R-E-F-R-O-I-D-I-S-S-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.fʁwa.di.sɑ̃\.
What does "refroidissant" mean?
As an adjective, "refroidissant" means: Qui refroidit.
How do you pronounce "refroidissant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refroidissant" is \ʁə.fʁwa.di.sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refroidissant" come from?
"refroidissant" 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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Using “refroidissant”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-F-R-O-I-D-I-S-S-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.fʁwa.di.sɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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