speck vs dapple

speck and dapple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speck	Yes	No	Yes	No
dapple	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dapple is a hypernym of speck; that is, dapple is a word with a broader meaning than speck:

Other hypernyms of speck include fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot.

speck (noun)	dapple (noun)
a very small spot	a small contrasting part of something
a slight but appreciable amount
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

speck (verb)	dapple (verb)
produce specks in or on	colour with streaks or blotches of different shades