spanking vs correction

spanking and correction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spanking	Yes	Yes	No	No
correction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, correction is a hypernym of spanking; that is, correction is a word with a broader meaning than spanking:

Other hypernyms of spanking include discipline.

spanking (noun)	correction (noun)
the act of slapping on the buttocks	the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
	treatment of a specific defect
	the act of disciplining
	a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
	a rebuke for making a mistake
	something substituted for an error
	a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

spanking (adjective)	correction (adjective)
quick and energetic