Confluence has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Danube begins at the confluence of the Brigach and the Breg rivers. | |
| 2. | Koblenz lies on the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers. | |
| 3. | Mounting research blames a confluence of rising sea levels driven by global warming and the damming and dredging of key rivers and their tributaries for the rapid sinking and shrinking of Asia's seven major delta systems, from the Indus in Pakistan to the Pearl in China. |