berry vs currant

currant vs berry

berry and currant both are nouns.

berry is a verb but currant is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
berry	Yes	No	Yes	No
currant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, currant is a hyponym of berry; that is, currant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than berry:

berry: any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
currant: any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams

Other hyponyms of berry include bilberry, European blueberry, whortleberry, huckleberry, blueberry, boxberry, checkerberry, spiceberry, teaberry, wintergreen, cranberry, cowberry, lingonberry, lowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry, blackberry, boysenberry, dewberry, loganberry, raspberry, juneberry, saskatoon, serviceberry, shadberry, strawberry, hackberry, sugarberry, persimmon, acerola, barbados cherry, surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, mulberry.

berry (noun)	currant (noun)
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves	any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)	small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking
	any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants

berry (verb)	currant (verb)
pick or gather berries

Difference between berry and currant

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