# sharif

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,484

## Definitions
1. A traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.

## Etymology
From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of shereef and Sharif.

## Easily confused with
- **Shri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-shri)
- **sharp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-sharp)
- **shark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-shark)
- **Sharon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-sharon)
- **Sharma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-sharma)
- **sharpe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-sharpe)
- **sharps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-sharps)
- **sharing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-sharing)
- **sheriff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-sheriff)
- **sharpie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharif-vs-sharpie)
- **sari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sharif)
- **saif** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saif-vs-sharif)
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/share-vs-sharif)
- **scarf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-sharif)
- **shard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shard-vs-sharif)
- **sarin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-sharif)
- **Shari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shari-vs-sharif)
- **serif** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serif-vs-sharif)
- **shared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shared-vs-sharif)
- **shares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shares-vs-sharif)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsarif`, `sahrif`, `shairf`, `sharfi`, `shariff`, `sharrif`, `shharif`, `shraif`, `ssharif`

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