electrical outlet vs wall socket

electrical outlet and wall socket both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electrical outlet	Yes	No	No	No
wall socket	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, electrical outlet and wall socket are synonyms defined as:

electrical outlet and wall socket: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Other synonyms of electrical outlet include electric outlet, electric receptacle, outlet, wall plug.

electrical outlet (noun)	wall socket (noun)
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices	receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices