pretend vs claim

pretend and claim both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretend	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
claim	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, claim is a hypernym of pretend; that is, claim is a word with a broader meaning than pretend:

As verbs, claim is a hypernym of pretend; that is, claim is a word with a broader meaning than pretend:

pretend: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
claim: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

Other hypernyms of pretend include arrogate, lay claim.

pretend (noun)	claim (noun)
the enactment of a pretense	demand for something as rightful or due
	an established or recognized right
	an informal right to something
	an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
	a demand
	an assertion that something is true or factual

pretend (adjective)	claim (adjective)
imagined as in a play

pretend (verb)	claim (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive	assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
state insincerely	lay claim to; as of an idea
behave unnaturally or affectedly	demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of