# shaikh vs Sheikh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shaikh
*noun · frequency rank #39,553*
Alternative spelling of sheik.

### Sheikh
*noun · frequency rank #13,060*
The title of a sheik.

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