sputtering vs spattering

sputtering and spattering both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sputtering and spattering are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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