noun and verb differences

The following table lists differences of stress, pronunciation, and spelling when the same word is used as a noun and a verb, for example compound, escort, practice/practise, record, and use. Differences are marked by the letters s (= difference of stress, normally first syllable for the noun and second for the verb), p (= pronunciation, e.g. between yoos and yooz for the noun and verb use), and sp (= spelling, e.g. between belief and believe).

noun	verb	difference
abuse	abuse	p
accent	accent	s
advice	advise	sp
bath	bathe	sp
belief	believe	sp
breath	breathe	sp
calf	calve	sp
close	close	p
cloth	clothe	sp
commune	commune	s
compound	compound	s
concert	concert	s
conduct	conduct	s
conflict	conflict	s
conscript	conscript	s
consort	consort	s
contest	contest	s
contract	contract	s
contrast	contrast	s
convert	convert	s
convict	convict	s
decrease	decrease	s
defect	defect	s
dictate	dictate	s
digest	digest	s
discord	discord	s
discount	discount	s
discourse	discourse	s
escort	escort	s
excuse	excuse	p
export	export	s
extract	extract	s
ferment	ferment	s
grief	grieve	sp
half	halve	sp
house	house	p
import	import	s
imprint	imprint	s
incline	incline	s
increase	increase	s
indent	indent	s
inlay	inlay	s
insert	insert	s
insult	insult	s
licence	license	sp
life	live	sp
loss	lose	sp
misuse	misuse	p
mouth	mouth	p
practice	practise	sp
produce	produce	s
proof	prove	sp
record	record	s
reject	reject	s
relief	relieve	sp
sheath	sheathe	sp
shelf	shelve	sp
strife	strive	sp
suspect	suspect	s
teeth	teethe	sp
thief	thieve	sp
transfer	transfer	s
use	use	p
wreath	wreathe	sp

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