# recurrent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/ · frequency rank #21,330

## Definitions
1. Recurring; happening time after time.
2. Non-transient.
3. Running back toward its origin.
4. Turned back toward the base.

## Etymology
From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent.

## Easily confused with
- **recurring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recurrent-vs-recurring)
- **resurrect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recurrent-vs-resurrect)
- **resurgent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recurrent-vs-resurgent)
- **recurrence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recurrence-vs-recurrent)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ercurrent`, `rceurrent`, `reccurrent`, `recrurent`, `recurent`, `recurernt`, `recurrennt`, `recurrentt`, `recurretn`, `recurrnet`, `reucrrent`, `rrecurrent`

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