accent vs grave

grave vs accent

accent and grave both are nouns.

accent is not an adjective while grave is an adjective.

accent and grave both are verbs.

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

As nouns, grave is a hyponym of accent; that is, grave 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
grave: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

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

accent (noun)	grave (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
distinctive manner of oral expression	a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation	death of a person
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
special importance or significance

accent (adjective)	grave (adjective)
	causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
	of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
	dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

accent (verb)	grave (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent	carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
to stress, single out as important	shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

Difference between accent and grave

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