freeware vs software

freeware and software both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
freeware	Yes	No	No	No
software	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, software is a hypernym of freeware; that is, software is a word with a broader meaning than freeware:

freeware: software that is provided without charge
software: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

Other hypernyms of freeware include computer software, package, software package, software program, software system.

freeware (noun)	software (noun)
software that is provided without charge	(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory