cake vs cupcake

cupcake vs cake

cake and cupcake both are nouns.

cake is a verb but cupcake is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cake	Yes	No	Yes	No
cupcake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cupcake is a hyponym of cake; that is, cupcake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cake:

cake: baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
cupcake: small cake baked in a muffin tin

Other hyponyms of cake include applesauce cake, baba, birthday cake, cheesecake, chiffon cake, chocolate cake, coconut cake, coffee cake, coffeecake, crumb cake, crumpet, Eccles cake, fruitcake, gateau, sponge cake, bridecake, wedding cake, white cake, spice cake, gingerbread, pound cake, layer cake, torte, petit four, prune cake, jumbal, jumble, savarin, Boston cream pie, skillet cake, upside-down cake, honey cake, marble cake, genoise, seed cake, seedcake, teacake, biscuit, cookie, cooky, friedcake, battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake, waffle, rock cake, Victoria sandwich, Victoria sponge, makagigi.

cake (noun)	cupcake (noun)
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)	small cake baked in a muffin tin
baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
small flat mass of chopped or ground food

cake (verb)	cupcake (verb)
form a coat over

Difference between cake and cupcake

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