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emphasis vs word stress

word stress vs emphasis

emphasis and word stress both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
emphasis Yes No No No
word stress Yes No No No
As nouns, word stress is a hyponym of emphasis; that is, word stress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emphasis:
  • emphasis: 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 emphasis include accentuation, pitch accent, tonic accent, word accent, sentence stress.
emphasis (noun) word stress (noun)
intensity or forcefulness of expression the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word
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 emphasis and word stress

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