canter vs pace

canter and pace both are nouns.

canter and pace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
canter	Yes	No	Yes	No
pace	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pace is a hypernym of canter; that is, pace is a word with a broader meaning than canter:

canter: go at a canter, of horses
pace: go at a pace

canter (noun)	pace (noun)
a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop	a step in walking or running
	the relative speed of progress or change
	a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
	the distance covered by a step
	the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
	the rate of some repeating event

canter (verb)	pace (verb)
ride at a canter	measure (distances) by pacing
go at a canter, of horses	regulate or set the pace of
cause to ride at a cantering pace	walk with slow or fast paces
	go at a pace

Difference between canter and pace

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