current

Pronunciation: ['kʌrәnt]

Average Rank: 1903

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 涌流, 趋势, 流 a. 流通的, 现在的, 当前的, 流行的 [计] 当前的

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a flow of electricity through a conductor
  • n. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
  • a. occurring in or belonging to the present time
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: currents

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#405

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.0% (Top 96.0% most frequent)
96.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#3641

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 63.6% (Top 63.6% most frequent)
63.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#1662

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 83.4% (Top 83.4% most frequent)
83.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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