# Jana vs jinx

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jana
*name · frequency rank #26,847*
A female given name from Czech.

### jinx
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪŋks/ · frequency rank #24,209*
A hex; an evil spell.

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