laugh vs vocalization

laugh and vocalization both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laugh	Yes	No	Yes	No
vocalization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vocalization is a hypernym of laugh; that is, vocalization is a word with a broader meaning than laugh:

Other hypernyms of laugh include utterance.

laugh (noun)	vocalization (noun)
the sound of laughing	the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter	the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

laugh (verb)	vocalization (verb)
produce laughter