hard candy vs confect

hard candy and confect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hard candy	Yes	No	No	No
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

hard candy: candy that is brittle
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of hard candy include candy.

hard candy (noun)	confect (noun)
candy that is brittle	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

hard candy (verb)	confect (verb)
	make into a confection
	make or construct