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correntada

Spanish, noun/korenˈtada/

correntada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “strong current” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Corriente de agua muy impetuosa”.

What does correntada mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininestrong current

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Corriente de agua muy impetuosa.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of correntada

  • correntadas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce correntada?

  • /korenˈtada/
  • [ko.rẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞a]
  • [korẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is correntada in Spanish?

correntada appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).