fraud vs con

fraud and con both are nouns.

fraud is not a verb while con is a verb.

fraud is not an adverb while con is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fraud	Yes	No	No	No
con	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

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

fraud: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
con: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Other hyponyms of fraud include cozenage, scam, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, sting, gip, gyp, pyramiding, holdout, swiz, shell game, thimblerig.

fraud (noun)	con (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	an argument opposed to a proposal
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme	a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

fraud (verb)	con (verb)
	commit to memory; learn by heart
	deprive of by deceit

fraud (adverb)	con (adverb)
	in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

Difference between fraud and con

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