# jinx vs jiu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/jinx-vs-jiu