Sheikh

noun

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"sheikh" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sheikh” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,060
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The title of a sheik.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sheikh · Sheikh · English

Sheikh · rank #13,060 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,060
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shaken

Nearest frequency peer: shaken (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Sheikh”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Sheikh” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sheikh vs Sikh
67% similar
Sheikh vs Shih
67% similar
Sheikh vs Shek
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sheikh
PropertyValue
HeadwordSheikh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,060
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Sheikh”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Sheikhlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “shaken” (#13,059), “Seymour” (#13,058), “segregation” (#13,057). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sheikh” is #13,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Sheikh, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,060 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The title of a sheik.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sheikh, with forms such as "hseikh", "sehikh", and "sheihk". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Sikh", "Shih", "Shek", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Sheikh, spelled S-H-E-I-K-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The title of a sheik.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Sheikh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Makaddam of Dhaboot, Sheikh Awadth, is a fine-looking old man, and seemed much gratified at the recognition by Government of his kindness to the sailors. Two of the headmen of Nishton, Sheikhs Muhammad and Moosa, who happened to be here, received their presents at the same time as Sheikh Awadth.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hseikh
  • sehikh
  • sheihk
  • sheikhh
  • sheikkh
  • shekih
  • shheikh
  • shiekh
  • ssheikh

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sheikh - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hseikh2sehikh2sheihk2sheikhh1sheikkh1shekih2shheikh1shiekh2
Edit distance from "Sheikh"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sheikh"?
"Sheikh" is spelled S-H-E-I-K-H.
What does "Sheikh" mean?
As a noun, "Sheikh" means: The title of a sheik.
What words are commonly confused with "Sheikh"?
"Sheikh" is commonly confused with "Sikh", "Shih", "Shek". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Sheikh" come from?
"Sheikh" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sheikh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shaken#13,059stared#13,065strait#13,066rugged#13,052

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Sylvia9 variantsrepost9 variantsViking9 variantsO'Connor9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list