confluent
French, noun/kɔ̃.fly.ɑ̃/
confluent is spelled C-O-N-F-L-U-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Confluent is a French masculine noun meaning “confluence (point where two rivers or streams meet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of confluer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieu où confluent des cours d’eau”.
What does confluent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
confluent
noun
- 1
masculineconfluence (point where two rivers or streams meet)
verb
- 1
third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of confluer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui conflue.
noun: 1. Lieu où confluent des cours d’eau.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of confluent
- confluente feminine
- confluents masculine plural
- confluentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce confluent?
- /kɔ̃.fly.ɑ̃/
- /kɔ̃.fly/
- \kɔ̃.flyɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to confluent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is confluent in French?
confluent appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).