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stress vs pitch accent

pitch accent vs stress

stress and pitch accent both are nouns.

stress is a verb but pitch accent is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stress Yes No Yes No
pitch accent Yes No No No
As nouns, pitch accent is a hyponym of stress; that is, pitch accent 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)
  • pitch accent: emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
Other hyponyms of stress include accentuation, tonic accent, word accent, word stress, sentence stress.
stress (noun) pitch accent (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
special emphasis attached to something
stress (verb) pitch accent (verb)
to suffer from stress
to stress, single out as important
put stress on; utter with an accent
test the limits of
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