# jinx vs Jon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Jon
*name · frequency rank #4,245*
A male given name from Hebrew, variant of John.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jon