spattering vs sputtering

spattering and sputtering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spattering	Yes	No	No	No
sputtering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spattering and sputtering are synonyms defined as:

spattering and sputtering: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

Other synonyms of spattering include spatter, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter.

spattering (noun)	sputtering (noun)
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface	the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively