hinderance vs impediment

hinderance and impediment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hinderance	Yes	No	No	No
impediment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, impediment is a hypernym of hinderance; that is, impediment is a word with a broader meaning than hinderance:

Other hypernyms of hinderance include impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor.

As nouns, hinderance and impediment are synonyms defined as:

hinderance and impediment: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Other synonyms of hinderance include balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hindrance.

hinderance (noun)	impediment (noun)
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding	any structure that makes progress difficult
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress