# torrent

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɒɹ.ənt/ · frequency rank #16,600

## Definitions
1. A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
2. A large amount or stream of something.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”).

## Easily confused with
- **Trent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torrent-vs-trent)
- **Torres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torrent-vs-torres)
- **turret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torrent-vs-turret)
- **torment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torment-vs-torrent)
- **Torrens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torrens-vs-torrent)

## Common misspellings (9)
`otrrent`, `torent`, `torernt`, `torrennt`, `torrentt`, `torretn`, `torrnet`, `trorent`, `ttorrent`

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