cotton candy vs confect

cotton candy and confect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cotton candy	Yes	No	No	No
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

cotton candy: a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of cotton candy include candy.

cotton candy (noun)	confect (noun)
a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

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