# caliph

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkeɪlɪf/ · frequency rank #32,307

## Definitions
1. The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.

## Etymology
From Middle English calife, caliphe, from Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”) and خَلِيف (ḵalīf, “successor”).

## Easily confused with
- **clip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caliph-vs-clip)
- **clips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caliph-vs-clips)
- **Cali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cali-vs-caliph)
- **calico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calico-vs-caliph)
- **caliper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caliper-vs-caliph)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acliph`, `cailph`, `calihp`, `caliphh`, `calipph`, `calliph`, `calpih`, `ccaliph`, `claiph`

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