Is There any actual difference between the pentagram and pentacle?

Question

Besides the circle

Answer 1

yes there is
The word pentagram comes from the Greek: "pente means 5 (as in Pentagon). "Gram" comes from the Greek verb graphein, "to write". The same ending is found in such words as telegram. Thus, pentagram refers to a five pointed star, or "any figure of five lines." 8 It is most often used to refer to a symmetrical, five pointed star, with equal sides, drawn either with a single line or with two closely spaced parallel lines. Their overall shape is like the decoration on the top of many Christmas trees, and the stars on the American flag.
An upright pentagram is a 5 pointed star with one point aligned upwards.
An inverted pentagram is a 5 pointed star with two points aligned upwards.
An upright pentacle is generally defined as an upright pentagram surrounded by a circle, as is shown in the following icon. It often takes the form of a pentagram printed on (or cut into) a flat disk.

Answer 2

The pentagram is a 5 pointed star and has been found in cave inscriptions dating from neolithic times. The pentacle is the 5 pointed star surrounded by or overlapped by a circle. Both have similar meanings depending upon prevailing cultural and religious beliefs.

There are different thoughts in Wicca regarding the Elements. Some hold to the earlier Greek conception of the classical elements (air, fire, water, earth), while others recognize five elements: earth, air, water, fire, and spirit (akasha). It has been claimed that the points of the frequently worn pentagram symbol, the five pointed star, symbolise five elements.

The pentacle (a pentagram (five-pointed star) inside of a circle) is most often shown with its point facing upward. Alexandrian Wicca believe that the upper point represents spirit, and the four remaining points symbolise earth, air, fire, and water. This symbolism has slowly worked itself into other traditions such as Solitary Wicca and Seax-Wica, but most Gardnarian Wicca will deny that the points of the pentagram or pentacle actually represent anything at all. -

Answer 3

Technically, a pentagram is a geometric shape. A pentacle is a religious symbol.

Answer 4

The difference between the two is that a Pentacle is a five-pointed star with a circle around it and pointing upward, as to where a Pentagram is a five-pointed star pointing downward. A Pentacle represents the religions Pagan, Wiccan, and Druid. Pentagrams are linked in religion to Satanism.

Answer 5

They are positive and negative energy gates.

Answer 6

Nope. Same thing