register vs record

register and record both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
register	Yes	No	Yes	No
record	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, record is a hypernym of register; that is, record is a word with a broader meaning than register:

As verbs, register and record are synonyms defined as:

register and record: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

Other synonyms of register include read, show.

As verbs, register and record are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, record is a hypernym of register; that is, record is a word with a broader meaning than register:

register: record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
record: make a record of; set down in permanent form

Other hypernyms of register include enter, put down.

register (noun)	record (noun)
a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device	an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room	the sum of recognized accomplishments
a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill	sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind	a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments	a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
an official written record of names or events or transactions	anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
a book in which names and transactions are listed	a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
	the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

register (verb)	record (verb)
enter into someone's consciousness	make a record of; set down in permanent form
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments	register electronically
record in a public office or in a court of law	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
send by registered mail	be aware of
manipulate the registers of an organ
be aware of
show in one's face
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
enroll to vote
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties