# current

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈrɛɳʈ/ · frequency rank #539

## Definitions
1. The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
2. The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
3. Ellipsis of electric current.
4. Ellipsis of electric current.
5. A tendency or a course of events.

## Etymology
From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.

## Easily confused with
- **currently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/current-vs-currently)
- **Curran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curran-vs-current)
- **correct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/correct-vs-current)
- **currency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/currency-vs-current)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccurrent`, `crurent`, `curent`, `curernt`, `currennt`, `currentt`, `curretn`, `currnet`, `ucrrent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/current