cake shop

/ˈkeɪk ʃɒp/

//ˈkeɪk ʃɒp// noun

"cake-shop" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cake shop” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A shop where cakes can be bought.

Key facts for cake shop
PropertyValue
Headwordcake shop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkeɪk ʃɒp/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cake shop” sits in English frequency

cake shop falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cake shop is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkeɪk ʃɒp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A shop where cakes can be bought.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cake shop in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is cake shop, spelled C-A-K-E- -S-H-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A shop where cakes can be bought.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cake shop"?
"cake shop" is spelled C-A-K-E- -S-H-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkeɪk ʃɒp/.
What does "cake shop" mean?
As a noun, "cake shop" means: A shop where cakes can be bought.
How do you pronounce "cake shop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cake shop" is /ˈkeɪk ʃɒp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cake shop" come from?
"cake shop" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cake shop”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-A-K-E- -S-H-O-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkeɪk ʃɒp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list