# affluent

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæf.lu.ənt/ · frequency rank #17,754

## Definitions
1. Someone who is wealthy.
2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French affluent, borrowed in turn from Latin affluentem, accusative singular of affluēns, present active participle of affluō (“flow to or towards; overflow with”), from ad (“to, towards”) + fluō (“flow”) (cognate via latter to fluid, flow). Sense of “wealthy” (plentiful flow of goods) c. 1600, which also led to nominalization affluence.

## Easily confused with
- **affluence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affluence-vs-affluent)

## Common misspellings (10)
`affleunt`, `afflluent`, `affluennt`, `affluentt`, `affluetn`, `afflunet`, `affulent`, `aflfuent`, `afluent`, `fafluent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/affluent