humbug vs hoax

humbug and hoax both are nouns.

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

As nouns, humbug and hoax are synonyms defined as:

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

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

humbug (noun)	hoax (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
pretentious or silly talk or writing
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

humbug (verb)	hoax (verb)
trick or deceive	subject to a playful hoax or joke