fraud vs hoax

fraud and hoax both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fraud and hoax are synonyms defined as:

fraud and hoax: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Other synonyms of fraud include dupery, fraudulence, humbug, put-on.

fraud (noun)	hoax (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

fraud (verb)	hoax (verb)
	subject to a playful hoax or joke