# Sharjah

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,407

## Definitions
1. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
2. The capital city of Sharjah emirate, United Arab Emirates.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Gulf Arabic الشارقة (aš-šārja). Compare Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa), Hijazi Arabic الشارقة f (aš-šārga).

## Easily confused with
- **Sharma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharjah-vs-sharma)
- **Sarah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarah-vs-sharjah)
- **sharia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharia-vs-sharjah)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsarjah`, `sahrjah`, `shajrah`, `sharajh`, `sharjahh`, `sharjha`, `sharjjah`, `sharrjah`, `shharjah`, `shrajah`, `ssharjah`

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