accent vs inflection

inflection vs accent

accent and inflection both are nouns.

accent is a verb but inflection is not a verb.

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

As nouns, inflection is a hypernym of accent; that is, inflection is a word with a broader meaning than accent:

accent: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
inflection: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

Other hypernyms of accent include prosody.

accent (noun)	inflection (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
distinctive manner of oral expression	a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation	deviation from a straight or normal course
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people	a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
special importance or significance

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

Difference between accent and inflection

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