reconnoitring vs scouting

reconnoitring and scouting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reconnoitring	Yes	No	No	No
scouting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reconnoitring and scouting are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of reconnoitring include exploratory survey, reconnoitering.

reconnoitring (noun)	scouting (noun)
exploring in order to gain information	exploring in order to gain information