Pitch Accent (下 vs 舌)


What is the difference in the pronunciation between下 and 舌 ? I have tried to
do a research and found this website with the native speakers pronouncing
these words: <https://forvo.com/word/%E4%B8%8B/#ja> vs
<https://forvo.com/word/%E8%88%8C/#ja>

However, when I looked at the accent dictionary
(<https://accent.u-biq.org/si.html>) I found that the accent signs are
different for these words: 下 and 舌

So my question is this: what is the difference between [![enter image
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下 and 上 are not distinguished by their pitch accent; they are just pronounced
differently. した and うえ respectively.

Are you perhaps thinking of 下 verses 舌 which do differ as you mentioned?.

The difference is apparent when a particle follows:

  * for 下は the accent is as [したは]{LHH}
  * for 舌は is it [したは]{LHL}

Per the comment made by @DariusJahandarie, the pitch accent for 下 is a bit
more nuanced than the above. According to @DariusJahandarie, when modified,
the accent pattern becomes _odaka_.

> [きのしたに]{HLLHL}

