accent vs accentuation

accentuation vs accent

accent and accentuation both are nouns.

accent is a verb but accentuation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accent	Yes	No	Yes	No
accentuation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, accentuation is a hyponym of accent; that is, accentuation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accent:

accent: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accentuation: the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance

Other hyponyms of accent include pitch accent, tonic accent, word accent, word stress, sentence stress.

accent (noun)	accentuation (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	the act of giving special importance or significance to something
distinctive manner of oral expression	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
special importance or significance

accent (verb)	accentuation (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent
to stress, single out as important

Difference between accent and accentuation

Words related to "accentuation"

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