accent vs acute

acute vs accent

accent and acute both are nouns.

accent is not an adjective while acute is an adjective.

accent is a verb but acute is not a verb.

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

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

accent: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
acute: a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Other hyponyms of accent include stress mark, acute accent, ague, grave, grave accent, double acute accent, Hungarumlaut.

accent (noun)	acute (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
distinctive manner of oral expression
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 (adjective)	acute (adjective)
	having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
	of an angle; less than 90 degrees
	of critical importance and consequence
	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
	ending in a sharp point
	extremely sharp or severe

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

Difference between accent and acute

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