correction vs spanking

correction and spanking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
correction	Yes	No	No	No
spanking	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, spanking is a hyponym of correction; that is, spanking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than correction:

correction (noun)	spanking (noun)
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right	the act of slapping on the buttocks
treatment of a specific defect
the act of disciplining
a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
a rebuke for making a mistake
something substituted for an error
a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

correction (adjective)	spanking (adjective)
	quick and energetic