rhythm vs inflection

inflection vs rhythm

rhythm and inflection both are nouns.

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

As nouns, inflection is a hypernym of rhythm; that is, inflection is a word with a broader meaning than rhythm:

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

Other hypernyms of rhythm include guide, template, templet, prosody.

rhythm (noun)	inflection (noun)
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)	the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
recurring at regular intervals	a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
(architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern	deviation from a straight or normal course
the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements	a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

Difference between rhythm and inflection

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