scatter vs spatter

scatter and spatter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scatter	Yes	No	Yes	No
spatter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spatter is a hyponym of scatter; that is, spatter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scatter:

scatter (noun)	spatter (noun)
the act of scattering	the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
a haphazard distribution in all directions	the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

scatter (verb)	spatter (verb)
cause to separate	dash a liquid upon or against
distribute loosely	spot, splash, or soil
sow by scattering	rain gently
move away from each other
to cause to separate and go in different directions
strew or distribute over an area