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List of words_Verb and Noun / Syllable Stress | English Pronunciation

English words whose meaning is changed
by a difference in stress accent

"Combat" If you accent it on COM, it's a noun. If you accent it on BAT, it's a verb.
Here are additional examples of words which change from noun to verb because of the position of their accent.
If you accent the wrong syllable, you may not be understood.
The noun is accented on the first syllable; the verb on the second syllable.
Some people don't follow these rules. This adds greatly to the confusion.
We will add to these as we encounter more.

Noun	Verb
ABstract	abstRACT
ACcent	acCENT
ADdict	adDICT
ADdress	adDRESS
ANnex	anNEX
ALly	alLY
ATtribute	atTRIBute
COMbat	comBAT
COMmune	comMUNE
COMpact	comPACT
COMpound	comPOUND
COMpress	comPRESS
CONduct	conDUCT
CONfines	conFINES
CONflict	conFLICT
CONscript	conSCRIPT
CONsort	conSORT
CONtract	conTRACT
CONtrast	conTRAST
CONverse	conVERSE
CONvert	conVERT
CONvict	conVICT
DEcrease	deCREASE
DEsert	deSERT
DEtail	deTAIL
DIScard	disCARD
DIScharge	disCHARGE
ENvelope	enVELope
EScort	esCORT
EXploit	exPLOIT
EXport	exPORT
EXtract	exTRACT
FInance	fiNANCE
FRAgment	fragMENT
IMpact	imPACT
IMprint	imPRINT
INcrease	inCREASE
INsert	inSERT
INsult	inSULT
MANdate	manDATE
OBject	obJECT
OVERcharge	overCHARGE
OVERwork	overWORK
PERmit	perMIT
PERvert	perVERT
PREfix	preFIX
PREsent	preSENT
PROceeds	proCEEDS
PROcess	proCESS
PROduce	proDUCE
PROgress	proGRESS
PROject	proJECT
PROtest	proTEST
RAMpage	ramPAGE
REBel	reBEL
REcap	reCAP
REcall	reCALL
REcord	reCORD
REfill	reFILL
REfund	reFUND
REfuse	refUSE
REject	reJECT
REplay	rePLAY
SUBject	subJECT
SURvey	surVEY
SUSpect	susPECT
TORment	torMENT
TRANSfer	transFER
TRANSplant	transPLANT
TRANSport	transPORT
UPset	upSET
Adjective	Verb
ABsent	abSENT
FREquent	freQUENT
PERfect	perFECT
Adjective	Noun
inVALid	INvalid
miNUTE (my noot)	MInute (min it)
comPLEX	COMplex