recital vs account

recital and account both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recital	Yes	No	No	No
account	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, account is a hypernym of recital; that is, account is a word with a broader meaning than recital:

recital: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
account: the act of informing by verbal report

Other hypernyms of recital include report.

As nouns, account is a hypernym of recital; that is, account is a word with a broader meaning than recital:

Other hypernyms of recital include chronicle, history, story, statement.

recital (noun)	account (noun)
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events	the quality of taking advantage
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance	importance or value
performance of music or dance especially by soloists	a record or narrative description of past events
a detailed account or description of something	an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
	a short account of the news
	a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
	the act of informing by verbal report
	grounds
	a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
	a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services

recital (verb)	account (verb)
	furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
	to give an account or representation of in words
	keep an account of
	be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something