hoax vs fraudulence

hoax and fraudulence both are nouns.

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

As nouns, hoax and fraudulence are synonyms defined as:

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

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

hoax (noun)	fraudulence (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
	the quality of being fraudulent
	a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

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