mention vs acknowledgment

mention and acknowledgment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mention	Yes	No	Yes	No
acknowledgment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mention and acknowledgment are synonyms defined as:

mention and acknowledgment: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Other synonyms of mention include citation, cite, credit, quotation, reference.

mention (noun)	acknowledgment (noun)
an official recognition of merit	a statement acknowledging something or someone
a remark that calls attention to something or someone	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage	the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged