praline vs confect

praline and confect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
praline	Yes	No	No	No
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confect is a hypernym of praline; that is, confect is a word with a broader meaning than praline:

praline: cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of praline include candy.

praline (noun)	confect (noun)
cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

praline (verb)	confect (verb)
	make into a confection
	make or construct