hoax vs fraud

hoax and fraud both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hoax	Yes	No	Yes	No
fraud	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hoax and fraud are synonyms defined as:

hoax and fraud: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Other synonyms of hoax include dupery, fraudulence, humbug, put-on.

hoax (noun)	fraud (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
	a person who makes deceitful pretenses

hoax (verb)	fraud (verb)
subject to a playful hoax or joke