Curent vs. Current — What's the Difference?

Edited by Tayyaba Rehman — By Fiza Rafique — Published on September 12, 2023
"Curent" is a misspelling. The correct spelling is "current," which denotes a flow or the present time.

Difference Between Curent and Current
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Which is correct: Curent or Current
How to spell Current?

Curent
Incorrect Spelling

Current
Correct Spelling
Key Differences
Think of "rent" — you pay "current rent" not "curent rent."

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Remember that "current" flows, and it flows better with two r's.

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Just like rivers have "currents," the word has two r's.

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Recall "current events" — both words have two r's.

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Visualize a "current" in the sea with two ripples, signifying the two r's.

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Compare with Definitions
Curent
Curent is an incorrect spelling of current.

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Current
The flow of water, air, or electricity.
The river has a strong current.

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Current
Pertaining to the present time.
Stay updated with current news.

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Current
An ongoing course or direction.
The current of events has shifted.

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Current
Belonging to the present time; present-day
Current events.
Current leaders.
My current address.

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Current
Being in progress now
Current negotiations.

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Current
Commonly accepted or used; prevalent
Current fashions.
Current technology.

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Current
Passing from one to another; circulating, as money or a rumor
Current bills and coins.

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Current
Running; flowing.

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Current
A steady, smooth onward flow or movement
A current of air from a fan.
A current of spoken words.

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Current
The part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement
Rowed out into the river's swift current.

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Current
A general tendency, movement, or course.

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Current
A flow of electric charge.

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Current
The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time, usually expressed in amperes.

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Current
The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

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Current
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) nocap=a.

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Current
(electricity) the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.

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Current
A tendency or a course of events

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Current
Existing or occurring at the moment.
Current events
Current leaders
Current negotiations

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Current
Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
Current affairs
Current bills and coins
Current fashions

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Current
(India) Electric; of or relating to electricity.
Current bill
Current shock

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Current
(obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.

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Current
Running or moving rapidly.
Like the current fire, that rennethUpon a cord.
To chase a creature that was current thenIn these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.

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Current
Now passing, as time; as, the current month.

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Current
Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulating through the community; generally received; common; as, a current coin; a current report; current history.
That there was current money in Abraham's time is past doubt.
Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.
His current value, which is less or more as men have occasion for him.

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Current
Commonly estimated or acknowledged.

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Current
Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic; passable.
O Buckingham, now do I play the touchTo try if thou be current gold indeed.

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Current
A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion; as, a current of electricity.
Two such silver currents, when they join,Do glorify the banks that bound them in.
The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents, whose direction . . . the navigator should know.

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Current
General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc.

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Current
A flow of electricity through a conductor;
The current was measured in amperes

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Current
A steady flow (usually from natural causes);
The raft floated downstream on the current
He felt a stream of air

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Current
Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;
Two streams of development run through American history
Stream of consciousness
The flow of thought
The current of history

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Current
Occurring in or belonging to the present time;
Current events
The current topic
Current negotiations
Current psychoanalytic theories
The ship's current position

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Current
Widespread or commonly accepted.
This is the current trend in fashion.

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Current
Circulating and valid.
Ensure you have current identification.

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Common Curiosities
What is the root word of current?
The root is the Latin word "currens."

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What is the pronunciation of current?
"Current" is pronounced as "KUR-ent."

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What is the plural form of current?
"Currents."

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Why is it called current?
It derives from Latin "currens," meaning "running," indicating flow or present time.

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What is the verb form of current?
"Current" is primarily a noun or adjective. The related verb is "to curr" which is archaic.

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Which vowel is used before current?
"A" as in "a current trend."

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What is the singular form of current?
"Current."

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Which article is used with current?
"A" or "the" depending on context.

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Is current a noun or adjective?
"Current" can be both a noun and an adjective.

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Is current a negative or positive word?
Neutral.

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Which conjunction is used with current?
Any conjunction can be used based on the sentence's structure.

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Is the current term a metaphor?
It can be used metaphorically, e.g., "current of emotions."

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What is a stressed syllable in current?
The first syllable, "cur."

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What is another term for current?
Flow (for water or electricity) or present (for time).

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What is the opposite of current?
Stagnant (for flow) or outdated (for time).

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Which preposition is used with current?
"In" as in "in the current situation."

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How do we divide current into syllables?
Cur-rent.

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What is the third form of current?
N/A.

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Is current an abstract noun?
No.

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Is current a vowel or consonant?
"Current" is a word containing both vowels and consonants.

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Is current a countable noun?
When referring to flow, yes. E.g., "the currents in the ocean."

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Is current a collective noun?
No.

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Is the word current imperative?
No.

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How many syllables are in current?
Two syllables.

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What is the first form of current?
Current.

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Is current an adverb?
No.

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What part of speech is current?
Noun and adjective.

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Which determiner is used with current?
"This," "that," "each" can be used, like "this current event."

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What is the second form of current?
N/A, as "current" is primarily a noun or adjective.

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How is current used in a sentence?
"The current situation requires immediate attention."

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