Marks placed over parts of words to indicate pronunciation are called?

Marks placed over parts of words to indicate pronunciation are called diacritics.

Diacritics are symbols added to letters to modify their pronunciation. They can indicate stress, tone, or other features of a language's sound system.

Here are some examples of diacritics:

* Accents: à, é, î, ô, ù

* Tilde: ñ, õ

* Circumflex: â, ê, î, ô, û

* Breve: ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ

Diacritics are used in a variety of languages, including French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.