They are completely differet words. Have you looked them up?

"Coax" just refers to gently persuading someone, not necessarily involving flattery, and even if there is flattery, the flattery may be sincere.

They are completely different words. Coax is when you gently but persistently persuade someone to do or give something. Or to arrange something carefully in a particular position. Hoax is to deceive something. Whether humorous or malicious.

Some examples, Dinghui... * Coax (verb): "My friend doesn't want to go. I'll have to coax him into it." (You can see it means you need to convince someone to do something they don't want to do at first. As others said, it *can* involve flattery but most people coax with gentle urging or giving logical reasons). * Hoax (noun): "I paid the man money and he didn't give me the car. He was a thief. It was a hoax." (Hoax isn't used a verb. It's used to describe a situation that is fake or a trick.) Hope this helps a bit, mate.

Have a look at this one: As verbs the difference between coax and hoax is that coax is (obsolete) to fondle, kid, pet, tease while hoax is to deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated (scam). I hope it helps.