diacritical

• Relativo a un signo, como un acento o una cedilla, que se añade a una letra para indicar una pronunciación especial o para distinguir palabras similares.

Relating to a mark, such as an accent or cedilla, added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation or to distinguish between similar words.

1. Distinguishing or differentiatingC1formal

   Serving to distinguish or differentiate between similar things.

   diacrítico / distintivo

   • The diacritical marks in the alphabet help distinguish similar sounds.
   • In linguistics, diacritical features are used to separate phonemes.
   • The study focused on diacritical traits that set the two species apart.

   Sinónimoscontrastivedifferentialdiscriminatingdiscriminativedistinctive