pancake vs battercake

pancake and battercake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pancake	Yes	No	No	No
battercake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pancake and battercake are synonyms defined as:

pancake and battercake: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

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

pancake (noun)	battercake (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