experiment vs tryout

experiment and tryout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
experiment	Yes	No	Yes	No
tryout	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hyponyms of experiment include pilot experiment, test, trial, trial run.

experiment (noun)	tryout (noun)
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation	a test of the suitability of a performer
a venture at something new or different	trying something to find out about it
the testing of an idea

experiment (verb)	tryout (verb)
to conduct a test or investigation
try something new, as in order to gain experience