confect vs confection

confect and confection both are nouns.

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

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

confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
confection: a food rich in sugar

Other hypernyms of confect include sweet.

As verbs, confect and confection are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of confect include comfit.

confect (noun)	confection (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	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

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