confluence vs blend

confluence and blend both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confluence	Yes	No	No	No
blend	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, blend is a hypernym of confluence; that is, blend is a word with a broader meaning than confluence:

Other hypernyms of confluence include blending.

confluence (noun)	blend (noun)
a flowing together	the act of blending components together thoroughly
a coming together of people	a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)	an occurrence of thorough mixing

confluence (verb)	blend (verb)
	mix together different elements
	combine into one
	blend or harmonize