# Sheikh

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #13,060

## Definitions
1. The title of a sheik.

## Easily confused with
- **Sikh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheikh-vs-sikh)
- **Shih** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheikh-vs-shih)
- **Shek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheikh-vs-shek)
- **sheila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheikh-vs-sheila)
- **sleigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheikh-vs-sleigh)
- **sheik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheik-vs-sheikh)
- **sheath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheath-vs-sheikh)
- **sheesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheesh-vs-sheikh)
- **shaikh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaikh-vs-sheikh)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hseikh`, `sehikh`, `sheihk`, `sheikhh`, `sheikkh`, `shekih`, `shheikh`, `shiekh`, `ssheikh`

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