german pancake vs pfannkuchen

german pancake and pfannkuchen both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
german pancake	Yes	No	No	No
pfannkuchen	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, german pancake and pfannkuchen are synonyms defined as:

german pancake and pfannkuchen: puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce

german pancake (noun)	pfannkuchen (noun)
puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce	puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce