potpourri vs assortment

potpourri and assortment both are nouns.

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

As nouns, potpourri and assortment are synonyms defined as:

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

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

potpourri (noun)	assortment (noun)
a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume	the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
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
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things