affluenza
af·flu·en·za/ˌæf.luˈɛn.zə/noun
affluenza is spelled A-F-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A: 9 letters and 4 syllables (af·flu·en·za). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, affluenza means “A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc., caused by the dogged and ongoing pursuit of more goods and possessions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of affluenza is affluenzas.
How many letters and syllables are in affluenza?
| Letters | 9: A-F-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: af·flu·en·za |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is affluenza?
Affluenza appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce affluenza?
- UK /ˌæf.luːˈɛn.zə/
- US /ˌæf.luˈɛn.zə/
Affluenza has 4 syllables, split af·flu·en·za in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-affluenza.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with affluenza?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as affluenza from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnzə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of affluenza
- affluenzas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does affluenza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc., caused by the dogged and ongoing pursuit of more goods and possessions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does affluenza come from?
Blend of affluence + influenza.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).