sheikh

Questions about sheikh

What does sheikh mean?

sheikh means "the leader of an Arab village or family".

How many syllables are in sheikh?

sheikh has 1 syllable: sheikh. In IPA it is /ˈʃik/.

What is another word for sheikh?

Close synonyms include sheik, tribal sheik, tribal sheikh, Arab chief. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sheikh a common word?

sheikh is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with sheikh?

2 words rhyme with sheikh. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.