feign vs pretend

feign is not a noun while pretend is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feign	No	No	Yes	No
pretend	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, feign and pretend are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of feign include affect, dissemble, sham.

As verbs, pretend is a hypernym of feign; that is, pretend is a word with a broader meaning than feign:

Other hypernyms of feign include act, dissemble.

feign (noun)	pretend (noun)
	the enactment of a pretense

feign (adjective)	pretend (adjective)
	imagined as in a play

feign (verb)	pretend (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive	make believe with the intent to deceive
make a pretence of	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
	state insincerely
	behave unnaturally or affectedly
	put forward a claim and assert right or possession of