Scheich
German, noun/ʃaɪ̯ç/
Scheich is spelled S-C-H-E-I-C-H (7 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,930th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scheich is a German masculine noun meaning “sheik” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Familienoberhaupt, Oberhaupt eines Stammes”.
What does Scheich mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesheik
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Familienoberhaupt, Oberhaupt eines Stammes 2. Spitzname für den Bootsmann 3. unangenehmer Mensch 4. Freund eines Mädchens
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Scheich
- Scheichs genitive
- Scheiches genitive
- Scheiche plural
- Scheichen dative definite plural
- Scheik alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Scheich?
- /ʃaɪ̯ç/
- [ʃaɪ̯ç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Scheich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Scheich in German?
Scheich appears 2.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).