# conflation

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈfleɪʃən/ · frequency rank #59,291

## Definitions
1. A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
2. A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin cōnflātiō, from Latin cōnflātus. By surface analysis, conflate + -ion.

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