freight vs consignment

freight and consignment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
freight	Yes	No	Yes	No
consignment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, freight and consignment are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of freight include cargo, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment.

freight (noun)	consignment (noun)
transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates	the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
goods carried by a large vehicle	the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
the charge for transporting something by common carrier	goods carried by a large vehicle

freight (verb)	consignment (verb)
load with goods for transportation
transport commercially as cargo