# shaikh

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,553

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of sheik.

## Easily confused with
- **Sikh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-sikh)
- **Shih** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-shih)
- **shake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-shake)
- **shark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-shark)
- **shaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-shaky)
- **sheik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-sheik)
- **shank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-shank)
- **shaka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-shaka)
- **Sheikh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-sheikh)
- **shah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shah-vs-shaikh)
- **shack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shack-vs-shaikh)
- **saith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saith-vs-shaikh)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsaikh`, `sahikh`, `shaihk`, `shaikhh`, `shaikkh`, `shakih`, `shhaikh`, `shiakh`, `sshaikh`

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