Unaccented is an English word with synonyms like atonic or tonic. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Unaccented in a sentence
Unaccented meaning
- Without any stress (accent).
- Not pronounced with a distinctive accent.
- Having no accent marks.
Synonyms of Unaccented
Using Unaccented
- The main meaning on this page is: Without any stress (accent). | Not pronounced with a distinctive accent. | Having no accent marks.
- Useful related words include: atonic, tonic, light, weak.
- In the example corpus, unaccented often appears in combinations such as: and unaccented.
Context around Unaccented
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unaccented
- In this selection, "unaccented" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flawless, german, syllables and leta stand out and add context to how "unaccented" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include em and unaccented leta and and in flawless unaccented german. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unaccented" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unaccented
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Germany offered me great opportunities,” he said in flawless, unaccented German. (11 words)
This form, which is unaccented, represents a variant of a free form that does carry stress. (16 words)
Slovak has the ending -om instead of -em and unaccented leta and pred, allowing use of the same abbreviations. (19 words)
Between them are found numerous variations: *Slovenian preserves most of the system but has shortened all unaccented syllables and lengthened non-final accented syllables so that vowel length and accent position largely co-occur. (34 words)
The unaccented beat may have dissonance, but only as a passing tone, i.e. it must be approached and left by step in the same direction. (26 words)
While the two variants carry similar meaning and phonological makeup, the special clitic is bound to a host word and unaccented. (21 words)
Example sentences (6)
Germany offered me great opportunities,” he said in flawless, unaccented German.
Between them are found numerous variations: *Slovenian preserves most of the system but has shortened all unaccented syllables and lengthened non-final accented syllables so that vowel length and accent position largely co-occur.
Slovak has the ending -om instead of -em and unaccented leta and pred, allowing use of the same abbreviations.
The unaccented beat may have dissonance, but only as a passing tone, i.e. it must be approached and left by step in the same direction.
This form, which is unaccented, represents a variant of a free form that does carry stress.
While the two variants carry similar meaning and phonological makeup, the special clitic is bound to a host word and unaccented.
Common combinations with unaccented
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: