Etymology

Inherited from LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Latin#CORRIENTECategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#CORRIENTE currentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈrjente/ [koˈrjẽn̪.t̪e]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#CORRIENTECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CORRIENTE

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• Rhymes: -enteCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ente#CORRIENTECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ente/3 syllables#CORRIENTE
• Syllabification: co‧rrien‧te

Adjective

corriente m or f (masculine and feminine plural corrientes)Category:Spanish lemmas#CORRIENTECategory:Spanish adjectives#CORRIENTECategory:Spanish epicene adjectives#CORRIENTECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CORRIENTECategory:Pages with entries#CORRIENTECategory:Pages with 1 entry#CORRIENTE

1. flowing, running

   agua corriente ― running waterCategory:Spanish terms with collocations#CORRIENTE

2. current (existing or occurring at the moment)

   Synonym: actual

   el corriente (mes) ― the current monthCategory:Spanish terms with usage examples#CORRIENTE

3. common, usual

   Synonyms: común, habitual, usual

   Antonym: raro

4. ordinary, normal

   Synonym: ordinario

   una persona corriente ― a regular personCategory:Spanish terms with collocations#CORRIENTE

Noun

corriente f (plural corrientes)Category:Spanish lemmas#CORRIENTECategory:Spanish nouns#CORRIENTECategory:Spanish countable nouns#CORRIENTECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CORRIENTECategory:Spanish feminine nouns#CORRIENTECategory:Pages with entries#CORRIENTECategory:Pages with 1 entry#CORRIENTE

1. current (the flow of a gas or fluid)

   corriente de aire ― air current; draughtCategory:Spanish terms with collocations#CORRIENTE

2. ellipsis of corriente eléctrica (“electric current”)Category:Spanish ellipses#CORRIENTE
3. current, trend, tendency

   Synonym: tendencia

Further reading

• “corriente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025