grave vs accent

accent vs grave

grave and accent both are nouns.

grave is an adjective but accent is not an adjective.

grave and accent both are verbs.

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

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

grave: 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 grave include accent mark.

grave (noun)	accent (noun)
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation	distinctive manner of oral expression
death of a person	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

grave (adjective)	accent (adjective)
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

grave (verb)	accent (verb)
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface	put stress on; utter with an accent
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it	to stress, single out as important

Difference between grave and accent

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