currying
/ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/noun, verb
currying is spelled C-U-R-R-Y-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, currying means “The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of currying is curryings.
How many letters and syllables are in currying?
| Letters | 8: C-U-R-R-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 currying?
Currying appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 currying?
- US /ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/
- UK /ˈkʌɹi.ɪŋ/
Currying 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-currying.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-currying.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of currying
- curryings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does currying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of curry
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Currying in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense computing technique:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | curryfication |
| German | Currying, Schönfinkeln |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does currying come from?
Named after American mathematician Haskell Curry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).