Plural of accent
regular plural
The plural of accent is accents.
Forms of accent
| Singular | accent /ˈak.sənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | accents /ˈæk.sɛnts/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Accents in a sentence
- California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents.2015 April 11, Tovin Lapan, “California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not”, in The Guardian, archived...
- There were three different speakers, but I couldn't make out their accents.From the entry speaker
- "Cot" and "caught" are homophonous in some American accents, as are "there" and "they're".From the entry homophonous
- India and windier rhyme with each other in non-rhotic accents.From the entry rhyme
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:accents.From the entry accents
Meaning of accent
- noun 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.
- noun Emphasis or importance in general.
- noun A mark used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress.
Questions about the plural of accent
- What is the plural of accent?
- The plural of accent is accents.
- Is accent countable?
- Accent is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: accent (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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