# she's vs sheik

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### she's
*contraction · IPA /ʃiːz/ · frequency rank #552*
Contraction of she + is.

### sheik
*noun · IPA /ʃeɪk/ · frequency rank #25,572*
The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

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