comfit vs confection

comfit and confection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comfit	Yes	No	Yes	No
confection	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confection is a hypernym of comfit; that is, confection is a word with a broader meaning than comfit:

Other hypernyms of comfit include sweet.

As verbs, comfit and confection are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of comfit include confect.

comfit (noun)	confection (noun)
candy containing a fruit or nut	the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
	a food rich in sugar

comfit (verb)	confection (verb)
make into a confection	make into a confection