accent vs word stress

word stress vs accent

accent and word stress both are nouns.

accent is a verb but word stress is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accent	Yes	No	Yes	No
word stress	Yes	No	No	No

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

accent: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
word stress: the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word

Other hyponyms of accent include accentuation, pitch accent, tonic accent, word accent, sentence stress.

accent (noun)	word stress (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word
distinctive manner of oral expression
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)	word stress (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent
to stress, single out as important

Difference between accent and word stress

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