diacritic

US /ˌdaɪ.əˈkrɪt̬.ɪk/
UK /ˌdaɪ.əˈkrɪt̬.ɪk/
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signo diacrítico, diacrítico

a mark, sign, or symbol added to a letter or character to indicate a specific phonetic value, stress, tone, or other linguistic feature

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The acute accent is a common diacritic in French.
El acento agudo es un signo diacrítico común en francés.
Many languages use diacritics to distinguish between words with similar spellings.
Muchos idiomas usan signos diacríticos para distinguir entre palabras con ortografías similares.