How to spell current

hear itcur·rent/'kɜrənt/nounLong vowels

What it means: The flow of water or electricity in a particular direction.

In a sentence: The river's current is swift and strong.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double r. Often misspelled as curent or currant.

Same family: currents, undercurrent, current-like, flow, stream. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Current comes from the Latin word *currere*, meaning “to run,” because a current is like water that is always running or moving. This same root appears in words like “course,” “occur,” and “concurrent.”

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