calif vs caliph

calif and caliph both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
calif	Yes	No	No	No
caliph	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, calif and caliph are synonyms defined as:

calif and caliph: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

Other synonyms of calif include kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah.

calif (noun)	caliph (noun)
the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth	the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth