pretender vs fraud

pretender and fraud both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretender	Yes	No	No	No
fraud	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pretender and fraud are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pretender include fake, faker, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer.

pretender (noun)	fraud (noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses	intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
	a person who makes deceitful pretenses