# cupcake

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ · frequency rank #18,285

## Definitions
1. A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
2. An attractive young woman.
3. A weak or effeminate man.
4. Term of endearment.
5. An unskilled player or team, especially one expected to be easily defeated by a stronger opponent.

## Etymology
From cup + cake.

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccupcake`, `cpucake`, `cucpake`, `cupacke`, `cupcaek`, `cupcakke`, `cupccake`, `cupckae`, `cuppcake`, `ucpcake`

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