accent vs pronunciation

pronunciation vs accent

accent and pronunciation both are nouns.

accent is a verb but pronunciation is not a verb.

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

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

accent: distinctive manner of oral expression
pronunciation: the manner in which someone utters a word

accent (noun)	pronunciation (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	the manner in which someone utters a word
distinctive manner of oral expression	the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
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 (verb)	pronunciation (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent
to stress, single out as important

Difference between accent and pronunciation

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