preterit vs preterite

preterit and preterite both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preterit	Yes	No	No	No
preterite	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, preterit and preterite are synonyms defined as:

preterit and preterite: a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense

preterit (noun)	preterite (noun)
a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense	a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense