skillet vs pan

skillet and pan both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skillet	Yes	No	No	No
pan	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pan is a hypernym of skillet; that is, pan is a word with a broader meaning than skillet:

Other hypernyms of skillet include cooking pan.

skillet (noun)	pan (noun)
a pan used for frying foods	shallow container made of metal
	cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

skillet (verb)	pan (verb)
	express a totally negative opinion of
	wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
	make a sweeping movement