# genie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/ · frequency rank #16,924

## Definitions
1. A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
2. A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

## Etymology
From French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy).

## Easily confused with
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-gone)
- **gent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-gent)
- **gens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-gens)
- **Gini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-gini)
- **Geri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-geri)
- **Gere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-gere)
- **genre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-genre)
- **genus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-genus)
- **Genoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-genoa)
- **gents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-gents)
- **genius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-genius)
- **gentle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-gentle)
- **genome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-genome)
- **genuine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-genuine)
- **gentile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-gentile)
- **gee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gee-vs-genie)
- **gene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gene-vs-genie)
- **genes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genes-vs-genie)
- **geese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geese-vs-genie)
- **gender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gender-vs-genie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`egnie`, `geine`, `genei`, `gennie`, `ggenie`, `gneie`

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