impediment vs hindrance

impediment and hindrance both are nouns.

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

As nouns, hindrance is a hyponym of impediment; that is, hindrance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impediment:

As nouns, impediment and hindrance are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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