how to pronounce шейх

/ʂɛjx/

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шейх is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of шейх in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… подразумевая что у нас есть шейх он у …”

meanings of шейх

noun:

Sheik, sheikh.

шейх frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word шейх occurs in russian on average 30.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.