fret vs fleck

fret and fleck both are nouns.

fret and fleck both are verbs.

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

As nouns, fleck is a hypernym of fret; that is, fleck is a word with a broader meaning than fret:

fret: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
fleck: a small contrasting part of something

Other hypernyms of fret include dapple, maculation, patch, speckle, spot.

fret (noun)	fleck (noun)
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch	a small contrasting part of something
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
agitation resulting from active worry

fret (verb)	fleck (verb)
wear away or erode	make a spot or mark onto
remove soil or rock
cause friction
be too tight; rub or press
decorate with an interlaced design
carve a pattern into
be agitated or irritated
cause annoyance in
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
worry unnecessarily or excessively
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Difference between fret and fleck

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