fleck vs stain

fleck and stain both are nouns.

fleck and stain both are verbs.

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

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

fleck: make a spot or mark onto
stain: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

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

fleck (noun)	stain (noun)
a small contrasting part of something	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole	a soiled or discolored appearance
	a symbol of disgrace or infamy
	anything regarded as making something unclean
	(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

fleck (verb)	stain (verb)
make a spot or mark onto	produce or leave stains
	color with a liquid dye or tint
	color for microscopic study
	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

Difference between fleck and stain

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