accentuation vs emphasis

emphasis vs accentuation

accentuation and emphasis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accentuation	Yes	No	No	No
emphasis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, emphasis is a hypernym of accentuation; that is, emphasis is a word with a broader meaning than accentuation:

accentuation: the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
emphasis: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

Other hypernyms of accentuation include accent, stress.

accentuation (noun)	emphasis (noun)
the act of giving special importance or significance to something	intensity or forcefulness of expression
the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
	special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
	special importance or significance

Difference between accentuation and emphasis

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