# shah

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃɑː/ · frequency rank #9,535

## Definitions
1. A king of Persia or Iran.
2. A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.

## Etymology
From Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/). Doublet of check. More at chess.

## Easily confused with
- **she** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-she)
- **shy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-shy)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-spa)
- **SMH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-smh)
- **shi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-shi)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-sta)
- **sho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-sho)
- **ssh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-ssh)
- **sia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-sia)
- **ska** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-ska)
- **shh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-shh)
- **suh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-suh)
- **SMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-sma)
- **SoA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-soa)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-ssa)
- **SLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-sla)
- **sth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-sth)
- **SNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-sna)
- **such** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-such)
- **show** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-show)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hsah`, `sahh`, `shahh`, `shha`, `shhah`, `sshah`

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