accent vs ague

accent and ague both are nouns.

accent is a verb but ague is not a verb.

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

As nouns, ague is a hyponym of accent; that is, ague 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
ague: a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

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

accent (noun)	ague (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 fit of shivering or shaking
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation	successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
special importance or significance

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

Difference between accent and ague

Words related to "ague"

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