fudge vs confect

fudge and confect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fudge	Yes	No	Yes	No
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confect is a hypernym of fudge; that is, confect is a word with a broader meaning than fudge:

fudge: soft creamy candy
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of fudge include candy.

fudge (noun)	confect (noun)
soft creamy candy	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

fudge (verb)	confect (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	make into a confection
tamper, with the purpose of deception	make or construct