stress vs accentuation

accentuation vs stress

stress and accentuation both are nouns.

stress is a verb but accentuation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stress	Yes	No	Yes	No
accentuation	Yes	No	No	No

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

stress: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accentuation: the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance

Other hyponyms of stress include pitch accent, tonic accent, word accent, word stress, sentence stress.

stress (noun)	accentuation (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	the act of giving special importance or significance to something
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
special emphasis attached to something

stress (verb)	accentuation (verb)
to suffer from stress
to stress, single out as important
put stress on; utter with an accent
test the limits of

Difference between stress and accentuation

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