Djinn or jinn?
djinn is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of jinn”; jinn is a noun meaning “A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people)…”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. They sound the same (/d͡ʒɪn/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) jinn is about as common as djinn.
What is the difference between djinn and jinn?
| djinn | jinn | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of jinn | A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals… |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | djinns | jinns, jawan, jinnan, jinnah |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒɪn/ | /d͡ʒɪn/ |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words | about once in every 3 million words |
Sources: djinn and jinn in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of djinn and jinn
djinn
- 1
Alternative spelling of jinn
jinn
- 1
A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature…
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, djinn or jinn?
djinn appears about once in every 3 million words; jinn about once in every 3 million words.
djinn about once in every 3 million wordsjinn about once in every 3 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search djinn vs jinn?
“djinn vs jinn” is searched about 140 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“jinn vs djinn”, “djinn or jinn”).
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