confer vs miter

confer is not a noun while miter is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confer	No	No	Yes	No
miter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, miter is a hyponym of confer; that is, miter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confer:

Other hyponyms of confer include bless, graduate.

confer (noun)	miter (noun)
	a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
	the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made
	joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

confer (verb)	miter (verb)
have a conference in order to talk something over	bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint
present	fit together in a miter joint
	confer a miter on (a bishop)