acknowledgment vs mention

acknowledgment and mention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acknowledgment	Yes	No	No	No
mention	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, acknowledgment and mention are synonyms defined as:

acknowledgment and mention: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Other synonyms of acknowledgment include citation, cite, credit, quotation, reference.

acknowledgment (noun)	mention (noun)
a statement acknowledging something or someone	an official recognition of merit
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage	a remark that calls attention to something or someone
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage