area vs space

area and space both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
area	Yes	No	No	No
space	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, space is a hyponym of area; that is, space is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than area:

Other hyponyms of area include acreage, land area, footprint, erasure, blank space, place, balk, baulk, plane section, section.

As nouns, space is a hyponym of area; that is, space is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than area:

area: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
space: an area reserved for some particular purpose

area (noun)	space (noun)
a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function	the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary	(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve	a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
a subject of study	a blank area
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)	one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
a particular environment or walk of life	an area reserved for some particular purpose
	any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
	an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
	the interval between two times

area (verb)	space (verb)
	place at intervals