hot cake vs griddlecake

hot cake and griddlecake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hot cake	Yes	No	No	No
griddlecake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hot cake and griddlecake are synonyms defined as:

hot cake and griddlecake: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

Other synonyms of hot cake include battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, flapjack, hotcake, pancake.

hot cake (noun)	griddlecake (noun)
a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle	a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
	a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle