focus vs accent

accent vs focus

focus and accent both are nouns.

focus and accent both are verbs.

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

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

focus: special emphasis attached to something
accent: special importance or significance

Other hypernyms of focus include emphasis.

focus (noun)	accent (noun)
maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea	distinctive manner of oral expression
the concentration of attention or energy on something	a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges	special importance or significance
a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
special emphasis attached to something

focus (verb)	accent (verb)
become focussed or come into focus	put stress on; utter with an accent
put (an image) into focus	to stress, single out as important
direct one's attention on something
bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
cause to converge on or toward a central point

Difference between focus and accent

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