payload vs load

payload and load both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
payload	Yes	No	No	No
load	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, payload and load are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of payload include cargo, consignment, freight, lading, loading, shipment.

As nouns, payload and load are synonyms defined as:

payload and load: the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

Other synonyms of payload include warhead.

payload (noun)	load (noun)
goods carried by a large vehicle	weight to be borne or conveyed
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents	the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
	goods carried by a large vehicle
	electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
	an onerous or difficult concern
	a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
	the power output of a generator or power plant
	a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
	an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

payload (verb)	load (verb)
	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
	fill or place a load on
	provide (a device) with something necessary
	put (something) on a structure or conveyance
	transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory