# Sikh

> English word · Noun · IPA /siːk/ · frequency rank #18,430

## Definitions
1. An adherent of Sikhism.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha).

## Easily confused with
- **SK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sk)
- **six** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-six)
- **sir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sir)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sit)
- **sky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sky)
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sin)
- **ski** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-ski)
- **SIM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sim)
- **sip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sip)
- **sis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sis)
- **SMH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-smh)
- **ssh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-ssh)
- **ska** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-ska)
- **sil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sil)
- **suh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-suh)
- **Siu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-siu)
- **sth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-sth)
- **such** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-such)
- **site** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-site)
- **size** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sikh-vs-size)

## Common misspellings (6)
`iskh`, `sihk`, `sikhh`, `sikkh`, `skih`, `ssikh`

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