miscellanea vs potpourri

miscellanea and potpourri both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
miscellanea	Yes	No	No	No
potpourri	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, miscellanea and potpourri are synonyms defined as:

miscellanea and potpourri: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Other synonyms of miscellanea include assortment, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety.

miscellanea (noun)	potpourri (noun)
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things	a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
	a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things