smatter vs speak

smatter and speak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smatter	No	No	Yes	No
speak	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, speak is a hypernym of smatter; that is, speak is a word with a broader meaning than smatter:

Other hypernyms of smatter include talk.

smatter (verb)	speak (verb)
speak with spotty or superficial knowledge	express in speech
to talk foolishly	exchange thoughts; talk with
work with in an amateurish manner	use language
	give a speech to
	make a characteristic or natural sound