- Types Of Speech
- You can use accent as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Accent
- A 2 syllables noun and 6 letters with the letters a, c, e, n, and t, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ce. Accent starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, ac, acc, acce, accen, and the ending characters are t, nt, ent, cent, ccent, . Accent is also a double consonant (cc) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- Origin/Roots
- Middle French
- School Grade
- Accent is set as a grade eight word that starts with a, ends with t, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is accent a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Accent in Pig Latin is said as "accentay or accentway".
- Unigram
- a | c | c | e | n | t
- Bigram
- ac | cc | ce | en | nt
- Trigram
- acc | cce | cen | ent
- Quadrigram
- acce | ccen | cent
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable" - distinctive manner of oral expression;
"he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent";
"she had a very clear speech pattern" - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
"the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English";
"he has a strong German accent" - special importance or significance;
"the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis";
"the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"
- Verb Examples
- put stress on;
utter with an accent;
"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" - to stress, single out as important;
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Accenting | the act of giving special importance or significance to something |
| Accents | |
| Accentuate | put stress on utter with an accent "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" |
| Accentuation | the act of giving special importance or significance to something |
| Accent Mark | |
| Acid | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
| Alexandrine | a line of verse that has six iambic feet |
| Amount | how much there is of something that you can quantify |
| Amphibrach | a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember'') |
View all cognitive synonyms for Accent
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
View English words with the unique letters used in accent. Words With The Letters Acent
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Accentuate | put stress on utter with an accent "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" |
| Stress | the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diacritic | a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Diacritical Mark |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute | a mark ('') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
| Acute Accent | |
| Ague | a mark ('') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
| Grave | a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother''s grave" |
| Grave Accent | |
| Stress Mark |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenancy (7 letters) | 12 +2 | 14 +1 | tenancy | ||
| Cetacean (8 letters) | 12 +2 | 15 +2 | cetacean | ||
| Canteen (7 letters) | 9 | 12 | canteen | ||
| Accent (6 letters) | 10 | 13 | accent | ||
| Aztecan (7 letters) | 18 +8 | 20 +7 | aztecan | ||
| Catena (6 letters) | 8 | 10 | catena | ||
| Canute (6 letters) | 8 | 11 | canute | ||
| Catenate (8 letters) | 10 | 12 | catenate | ||
| Enact (5 letters) | 7 | 9 | enact | ||
| Evacuant (8 letters) | 13 +3 | 17 +4 | evacuant | ||
| Cuneate (7 letters) | 9 | 12 | cuneate | ||
| Acutance (8 letters) | 12 +2 | 16 +3 | acutance |
Accent Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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