ado vs commotion

ado and commotion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ado	Yes	No	No	No
commotion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, commotion is a hypernym of ado; that is, commotion is a word with a broader meaning than ado:

Other hypernyms of ado include din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult.

ado (noun)	commotion (noun)
a rapid active commotion	the act of making a noisy disturbance
	confused movement
	a disorderly outburst or tumult