currant vs current : Common Errors in English

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About currant vs current

“Current” is an adjective having to do with the present time, and can also be a noun naming a thing that, like time, flows: electrical current, currents of public opinion. “Currant” refers only to little fruits.

currant Meaning(s)

  • (n) any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
  • (n) any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
  • (n) small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking

current Meaning(s)

  • (n) a flow of electricity through a conductor
  • (n) a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
  • (n) dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
  • (a) occurring in or belonging to the present time
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