cakey
"cakey" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cakey” is uncommon English (frequency #82,145 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,145
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of caky.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cakey · cakey · English
cakey · rank #82,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,145
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Caden
Nearest frequency peer: Caden (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “cakey”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- brune
brune
17,864 corpus weight
- bullshitter
bullshitter
17,863 corpus weight
- bumpkin
bumpkin
17,862 corpus weight
- Caden
Caden
17,858 corpus weight
- cakey
cakey
17,856 corpus weight
- cambio
cambio
17,854 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “cakey” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cakey |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #82,145 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cakey” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cakey is uncommon English at frequency #82,145 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of caky.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cakey, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is cakey, spelled C-A-K-E-Y.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of caky.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cakey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is the amount of flour added that determines whether a brownie will be cakey or fudgey.
I have two conclusions to report: If you like cakey batter, make what amounts to a thick pancake batter.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).