How To Pronounce Accent

The stress in accent moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ˈæk.sənt/ in British English and /ˈæk.sent/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “an accent”.

Verb. It is /ækˈsent/ in British English and /ˈæk.sent/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to accent”.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.