sprinkle vs patter

sprinkle and patter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sprinkle	Yes	No	Yes	No
patter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sprinkle and patter are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sprinkle include pitter-patter, spatter, spit.

sprinkle (noun)	patter (noun)
the act of sprinkling or splashing water	plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby	a quick succession of light rapid sounds

sprinkle (verb)	patter (verb)
scatter with liquid; wet lightly	make light, rapid and repeated sounds
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force	rain gently
distribute loosely
rain gently