inflection vs rhythm

rhythm vs inflection

inflection and rhythm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inflection	Yes	No	No	No
rhythm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rhythm is a hyponym of inflection; that is, rhythm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inflection:

inflection: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
rhythm: the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

Other hyponyms of inflection include intonation, modulation, pitch contour, caesura, enjambement, enjambment, accent, emphasis, stress, speech rhythm.

inflection (noun)	rhythm (noun)
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language	natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified	recurring at regular intervals
deviation from a straight or normal course	(architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function	the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
	the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
	an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

Difference between inflection and rhythm

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