# sheik vs Shek

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Shek
*name · frequency rank #43,911*
A surname from Cantonese.

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