Confusables Entry 124 / 1011 60-second read

Currant vs. Current

A small dried grape versus flow of water/electricity or 'now'.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The currant version of the app is 2.1.

✓ Correct

The current version of the app is 2.1.

The ruleii

CURRANT = a small dried grape or berry.

Homophones. 'Current' is a foundational term in tech (current state, electrical current), while 'currant' is almost exclusively culinary.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Curr-E-nt is for Ev-E-rything happening now.

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