toffy vs confect

toffy and confect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toffy	Yes	No	No	No
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confect is a hypernym of toffy; that is, confect is a word with a broader meaning than toffy:

toffy: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of toffy include candy.

toffy (noun)	confect (noun)
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

toffy (verb)	confect (verb)
	make into a confection
	make or construct