sputtering vs splatter

sputtering and splatter both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sputtering and splatter are synonyms defined as:

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

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

sputtering (noun)	splatter (noun)
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively	the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
	a small quantity of something moist or liquid

sputtering (verb)	splatter (verb)
	cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
	dash a liquid upon or against