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umlaut vs diacritical mark

diacritical mark vs umlaut

umlaut and diacritical mark both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
umlaut Yes No No No
diacritical mark Yes No No No
As nouns, diacritical mark is a hypernym of umlaut; that is, diacritical mark is a word with a broader meaning than umlaut:
  • umlaut: a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages
  • diacritical mark: a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
Other hypernyms of umlaut include diacritic.
umlaut (noun) diacritical mark (noun)
a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
Difference between umlaut and diacritical mark

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