fleck vs fret

fleck and fret both are nouns.

fleck and fret both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fleck	Yes	No	Yes	No
fret	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

fleck: a small contrasting part of something
fret: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

Other hyponyms of fleck include pinpoint, speck, nebula, splash, worn spot, plaque, macula, macule, mock sun, parhelion, sundog, macula, sunspot, facula, solar facula, facula.

fleck (noun)	fret (noun)
a small contrasting part of something	a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole	an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
	a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
	agitation resulting from active worry

fleck (verb)	fret (verb)
make a spot or mark onto	wear away or erode
	remove soil or rock
	cause friction
	be too tight; rub or press
	decorate with an interlaced design
	carve a pattern into
	be agitated or irritated
	cause annoyance in
	gnaw into; make resentful or angry
	worry unnecessarily or excessively
	become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
	provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Difference between fleck and fret

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