Difference between Sprinkle and Spatter

What is the difference between Sprinkle and Spatter?

Sprinkle as a verb is to cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance). while Spatter as a verb is to splash with small droplets.

Sprinkle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A light covering with a sprinkled substance. A light rain shower.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance). To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it. To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.

Spatter

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To splash with small droplets.

We hope you now know whether to use Sprinkle or Spatter in your sentence.

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