Accent vs. Accentuate — What's the Difference?

The relative prominence of a particular syllable of a word by greater intensity or by variation or modulation of pitch or tone.

Make more noticeable or prominent

Vocal prominence or emphasis given to a particular syllable, word, or phrase.

To stress or emphasize; intensify

One determined by the regional or social background of the speaker.

To pronounce with a stress or accent.

One determined by the phonetic characteristics of the speaker's native language carried over to that speaker's use of another language.

To mark with an accent.

A mark or symbol used in the printing and writing of certain languages to indicate the vocal quality to be given to a particular letter

(transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.

A mark or symbol used in printing and writing to indicate the stressed syllables of a spoken word.

(transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.

Rhythmically significant stress in a line of verse.

(transitive) To mark with a written accent.

Emphasis or prominence given to a note or chord, as by an increase in volume or extended duration.

To pronounce with an accent or with accents.

A mark representing this.

To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.

A mark used as a superscript to distinguish among variables represented by the same symbol.

To mark with the written accent.

A mark used as a superscript to indicate the first derivative of a variable.

To stress, single out as important;

A mark or one of several marks used as a superscript to indicate a unit, such as feet (′) and inches (") in linear measurement.

Put stress on; utter with an accent;

A distinctive feature or quality, such as a feature that accentuates, contrasts with, or complements a decorative style.

Something that accentuates or contrasts something else, as a touch of color that makes the features of an image stand out.

Particular importance or interest; emphasis

To stress or emphasize the pronunciation of

To mark with a printed accent.

To focus attention on; accentuate

(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

(figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.

(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.

The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.

(sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.

A word; a significant tone or sound.

Expressions in general; speech.

Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

(music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

(music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.

(music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.The third and fourth symbols are accents (marks used to represent special emphasis in music).

(music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

(mathematics) A prime symbol.

Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.

A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.

(archaic) Utterance.

(transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.

(transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.

(transitive) To mark with written accents.

A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents.

Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent.

A word; a significant tone

Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y´, y.

To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.

To mark emphatically; to emphasize.

Distinctive manner of oral expression;

Special importance or significance;

The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;

The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);

A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

To stress, single out as important;

Put stress on; utter with an accent;