acute vs accent

accent vs acute

acute and accent both are nouns.

acute is an adjective but accent is not an adjective.

acute is not a verb while accent is a verb.

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

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

acute: a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
accent: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

Other hypernyms of acute include accent mark.

acute (noun)	accent (noun)
a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
	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

acute (adjective)	accent (adjective)
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
of critical importance and consequence
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
ending in a sharp point
extremely sharp or severe

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

Difference between acute and accent

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