fleck vs speckle

fleck and speckle both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fleck and speckle are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fleck include dapple, maculation, patch, spot.

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

Other hyponyms of fleck include splotch, defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish, bespeckle, bespatter, spatter.

fleck (noun)	speckle (noun)
a small contrasting part of something	a small contrasting part of something
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

fleck (verb)	speckle (verb)
make a spot or mark onto	mark with small spots
	produce a mottled effect