disperse vs sprinkle

disperse is not a noun while sprinkle is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disperse	No	No	Yes	No
sprinkle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, disperse and sprinkle are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of disperse include dot, dust, scatter.

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

disperse (noun)	sprinkle (noun)
	the act of sprinkling or splashing water
	a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

disperse (verb)	sprinkle (verb)
cause to separate	scatter with liquid; wet lightly
cause to become widely known	cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
distribute loosely	distribute loosely
separate (light) into spectral rays	rain gently
move away from each other
to cause to separate and go in different directions