Pat-a-cake or patty cake?
pat-a-cake is a noun meaning “Alternative form of patty cake (“game”)”; patty cake is a noun meaning “A cupcake or fairy cake”.
pat-a-cakeorpatty cake
What is the difference between pat-a-cake and patty cake?
| pat-a-cake | patty cake | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative form of patty cake (“game”) | AustraliaA cupcake or fairy cake |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | not counted (the list counts single words) |
Sources: pat-a-cake and patty cake in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of pat-a-cake and patty cake
pat-a-cake
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Alternative form of patty cake (“game”)
patty cake
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Alternative spelling of pattycake
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Alternative spelling of patty cake
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AustraliaA cupcake or fairy cake
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.