stain vs fleck

stain and fleck both are nouns.

stain and fleck both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stain	Yes	No	Yes	No
fleck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fleck is a hypernym of stain; that is, fleck is a word with a broader meaning than stain:

stain: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
fleck: make a spot or mark onto

Other hypernyms of stain include blob, blot, spot.

stain (noun)	fleck (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	a small contrasting part of something
a soiled or discolored appearance	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
anything regarded as making something unclean
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

stain (verb)	fleck (verb)
produce or leave stains	make a spot or mark onto
color with a liquid dye or tint
color for microscopic study
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

Difference between stain and fleck

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