cracker vs pretzel

pretzel vs cracker

cracker and pretzel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cracker	Yes	No	No	No
pretzel	Yes	No	No	No

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

cracker: a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
pretzel: glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot

Other hyponyms of cracker include saltine, soda cracker, oyster cracker, water biscuit, graham cracker.

cracker (noun)	pretzel (noun)
a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends	glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
a poor White person in the southern United States
a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things

Difference between cracker and pretzel

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