crosscurrent
noun
crosscurrent is spelled C-R-O-S-S-C-U-R-R-E-N-T: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crosscurrent means “A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crosscurrent is crosscurrents.
How many letters and syllables are in crosscurrent?
| Letters | 12: C-R-O-S-S-C-U-R-R-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is crosscurrent?
Crosscurrent appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce crosscurrent?
Crosscurrent has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of crosscurrent
- crosscurrents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crosscurrent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
- 2
A current in a body of water running counter to the main current or direction of travel.
- 3
A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crosscurrent come from?
From cross- + current.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).