hindrance vs impediment

hindrance and impediment both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, hindrance and impediment are synonyms defined as:

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

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

hindrance (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