# cheesecake

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/ · frequency rank #21,747

## Definitions
1. A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
2. A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).
3. Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.

## Etymology
From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccheesecake`, `cehesecake`, `cheeescake`, `cheesceake`, `cheeseacke`, `cheesecaek`, `cheesecakke`, `cheeseccake`, `cheeseckae`, `cheessecake`, `chesecake`, `cheseecake`, `chheesecake`, `hceesecake`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cheesecake