accent
Definitions
Noun
- 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
Verb
- To stress, single out as important
- Put stress on; utter with an accent
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "accent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accent | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | accents | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | accented | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | accentuated | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | accenting | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | accentuate | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | accentuates | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | accentuating | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "accent".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "accent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cent | 1 | 155 |
| 2 | account | 2 | 117 |
| 3 | accept | 2 | 72 |
| 4 | ancient | 2 | 69 |
| 5 | accident | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | accidental | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | accidents | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | accepts | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | scent | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | accents | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | accented | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | facet | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | ascent | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | accenting | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | nascent | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | accentuate | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | accetta | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | accidently | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | accident's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | accelerant | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "accent" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "accent" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "accent" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "accent".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 8
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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