shisha
/ˈʃiːʃə/noun
shisha is spelled S-H-I-S-H-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shisha means “An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shisha is shishas.
How many letters and syllables are in shisha?
| Letters | 6: S-H-I-S-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shisha?
Shisha appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shisha?
- /ˈʃiːʃə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shisha.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shisha
- shishas plural
- sheesha
- shishah
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shisha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.
- 2
The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.
- 3
A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shisha come from?
Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه şişe, from Classical Persian شیشه (šīša, “glass, mirror”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).