corriente
Spanish, noun/koˈrjente/
corriente is spelled C-O-R-R-I-E-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,983rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corriente is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “current (the flow of a gas or fluid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Masa de gas o líquido que tiene un movimiento diferente al fluido que lo rodea”.
What does corriente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineflowing, running
agua corriente
- 2
femininemasculinecurrent (existing or occurring at the moment)
el corriente (mes)
- 3
femininemasculinecommon, usual
- 4
femininemasculineordinary, normal
una persona corriente
noun
- 1
femininecurrent (the flow of a gas or fluid)
corriente de aire
- 2
feminineellipsis of corriente eléctrica (“electric current”)
- 3
femininecurrent, trend, tendency
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que está corriendo. 2. Que no posee ninguna particularidad especial. 3. Que es muy habitual. 4. Dicho de un periodo de tiempo, el que transcurre en el momento presente.
noun: 1. Masa de gas o líquido que tiene un movimiento diferente al fluido que lo rodea. 2. El movimiento mismo de esta masa de fluido. 3. Movimiento de los electrones o iones por un medio conductor. 4. Figuradamente, movimiento o dirección que toman las ideas, pensamientos o motivaciones de un grupo importante de personas.
adverb: 1. Denota conformidad.
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 corriente
- corrientes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corriente?
- /koˈrjente/
- [koˈrjẽn̪.t̪e]
- [koˈrjẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to corriente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corriente in Spanish?
corriente appears 44 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).