accent vs focus

focus vs accent

accent and focus both are nouns.

accent and focus both are verbs.

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

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

accent: special importance or significance
focus: special emphasis attached to something

Other hyponyms of accent include stress.

accent (noun)	focus (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
distinctive manner of oral expression	maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation	the concentration of attention or energy on something
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people	a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
special importance or significance	a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
	a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
	special emphasis attached to something

accent (verb)	focus (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent	become focussed or come into focus
to stress, single out as important	put (an image) into focus
	direct one's attention on something
	bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
	cause to converge on or toward a central point

Difference between accent and focus

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