hotcake vs griddlecake

hotcake and griddlecake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hotcake	Yes	No	No	No
griddlecake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hotcake and griddlecake are synonyms defined as:

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

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

hotcake (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