# Sheikh vs Shih

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Shih
*name · IPA /ˌʌnˈʃiː/ · frequency rank #30,967*
A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin.

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