pretense vs pretext

pretense and pretext both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretense	Yes	No	No	No
pretext	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pretense and pretext are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pretense include guise, pretence.

As nouns, pretext is a hyponym of pretense; that is, pretext is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pretense:

pretense: pretending with intention to deceive
pretext: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

Other hyponyms of pretense include bluff, stalking-horse, hypocrisy, lip service.

pretense (noun)	pretext (noun)
the act of giving a false appearance	an artful or simulated semblance
a false or unsupportable quality	something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
an artful or simulated semblance
imaginative intellectual play
pretending with intention to deceive