confectionery vs confection

confectionery and confection both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of confectionery include sweet.

confectionery (noun)	confection (noun)
the occupation and skills of a confectioner	the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
a confectioner's shop	a food rich in sugar
candy and other sweets considered collectively

confectionery (verb)	confection (verb)
	make into a confection