# jinx vs Jung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Jung
*name · IPA /jʊŋ/ · frequency rank #9,911*
A surname from German.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jung