route vs track

route and track both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
route	Yes	No	Yes	No
track	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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

route: an established line of travel or access
track: (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

route (noun)	track (noun)
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation	the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
an established line of travel or access	any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
	a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
	a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
	a groove on a phonograph recording
	(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
	a course over which races are run
	an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
	evidence pointing to a possible solution
	a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
	a line or route along which something travels or moves

route (verb)	track (verb)
send via a specific route	make tracks upon
divert in a specified direction	go after with the intent to catch
send documents or materials to appropriate destinations	travel across or pass over
	carry on the feet and deposit
	observe or plot the moving path of something