confection vs product

confection

noun
  • The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction. 

  • A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. 

  • The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something. 

  • A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary. 

verb
  • To make into a confection, prepare as a confection. 

product

noun
  • Anything that is produced; a result. 

  • Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity. 

  • Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product. 

  • A commodity offered for sale. 

  • Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user. 

  • A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers. 

  • A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction. 

  • The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process. 

  • Any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc. 

  • A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances. 

How often have the words confection and product occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )