bonbon vs confect

bonbon and confect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bonbon	Yes	No	No	No
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confect is a hypernym of bonbon; that is, confect is a word with a broader meaning than bonbon:

bonbon: a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of bonbon include candy.

bonbon (noun)	confect (noun)
a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

bonbon (verb)	confect (verb)
	make into a confection
	make or construct