# jinn vs jiu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jinn
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪn/ · frequency rank #48,302*
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, film etc.

### jiu
*noun · frequency rank #30,852*
Any Chinese alcoholic beverage

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