The difference between Swift and Swiftlet
When used as nouns, swift means a small plain-colored bird of the family apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight, whereas swiftlet means any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera aerodramus, hydrochous, schoutedenapus, and collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.
Swift is also adverb with the meaning: swiftly.
Swift is also adjective with the meaning: fast.
check bellow for the other definitions of Swift and Swiftlet
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Swift as an adjective:
Fast; quick; rapid.
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Swift as an adjective:
Capable of moving at high speeds.
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Swift as a noun:
A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
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Swift as a noun:
Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
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Swift as a noun:
A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.
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Swift as a noun:
A reel for winding yarn.
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Swift as a noun:
The main cylinder of a carding-machine.
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Swift as a noun (obsolete):
The current of a stream.
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Swift as an adverb (obsolete, poetic):
Swiftly.
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Swiftlet as a noun:
Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.