Accent may refer to:

Speech and language

  • Accent (sociolinguistics), way of pronunciation particular to a speaker or group of speakers
  • Accent (phonetics), prominence given to a particular syllable in a word, or a word in a phrase
  • Pitch accent, prominence signaled primarily by pitch
  • Accent (poetry), placement of prominent syllables in scansion
  • Diacritic, a mark added above, on top of, or below a letter
  • Fallacy of accent, a logical fallacy related to reification

Music

  • Accent (music), an emphasis placed on a note
  • The Accents, American doo-wop group
  • Ecclesiastical accent, the simplest style of plainchant

Computers

  • Accent (programming language), an interpreted programming language
  • Accent kernel, an operating system kernel

Other uses

  • Aeros Accent, a paraglider
  • Hyundai Accent, car produced by Hyundai Motor Company
  • Accent lighting, light focused on a particular area or object
  • Accent Records, a record label
  • ACCENT Speakers Bureau, a student-run organization at the University of Florida
  • Ac'cent, brand name for monosodium glutamate (MSG)

See also

  • Accenture, company
  • Accentor, a bird species
  • Accentor-class minesweeper, ship
  • Ascent (disambiguation)<!--possible misspelling-->