wear vs fray

wear and fray both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wear	Yes	No	Yes	No
fray	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fray is a hyponym of wear; that is, fray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear:

Other hyponyms of wear include frazzle.

wear (noun)	fray (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment	a noisy fight
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
impairment resulting from long use

wear (verb)	fray (verb)
be dressed in	wear away by rubbing
put clothing on one's body	cause friction
have or show an appearance of
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
have on one's person
deteriorate through use or stress
go to pieces
last and be usable
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality