shipment vs freight

shipment and freight both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shipment	Yes	No	No	No
freight	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shipment and freight are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of shipment include cargo, consignment, lading, load, loading, payload.

shipment (noun)	freight (noun)
the act of sending off something	transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
goods carried by a large vehicle	goods carried by a large vehicle
	the charge for transporting something by common carrier

shipment (verb)	freight (verb)
	load with goods for transportation
	transport commercially as cargo