# sheila

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃiːlə/ · frequency rank #13,809

## Definitions
1. A woman.

## Etymology
From Sheila (“female given name”).

## Easily confused with
- **shell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-shell)
- **shelf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-shelf)
- **shiva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-shiva)
- **shill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-shill)
- **shells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-shells)
- **stella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-stella)
- **shelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-shelly)
- **shrill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-shrill)
- **Sherpa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-sherpa)
- **shellac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheila-vs-shellac)
- **Shea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sheila)
- **sheik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheik-vs-sheila)
- **Sheba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheba-vs-sheila)
- **she'll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/she-ll-vs-sheila)
- **Sheikh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheikh-vs-sheila)
- **Sheena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheena-vs-sheila)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hseila`, `sehila`, `sheial`, `sheilla`, `shelia`, `shheila`, `shiela`, `ssheila`

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