# jenny

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛni/ · frequency rank #8,442

## Definitions
1. A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).
2. A female creature of certain kinds:
3. A female creature of certain kinds:
4. A female creature of certain kinds:
5. A catmill.
6. In billiards and similar games, a powerful follow shot with plenty of topspin.

## Etymology
Partially from generic use of the female given name Jenny (cf. Jane) and partially from informal pronunciations of engine.

## Easily confused with
- **jeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenny-vs-jeon)
- **jinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenny-vs-jinn)
- **Jerry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenny-vs-jerry)
- **jerky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenny-vs-jerky)
- **jetty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenny-vs-jetty)
- **Jeong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenny-vs-jeong)
- **Jewry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenny-vs-jewry)
- **Johnny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenny-vs-johnny)
- **Jen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jen-vs-jenny)
- **jean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jean-vs-jenny)
- **Jenn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenn-vs-jenny)
- **Jena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jena-vs-jenny)
- **jeans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jeans-vs-jenny)
- **jelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jelly-vs-jenny)
- **Jenna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenna-vs-jenny)
- **Jenni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenni-vs-jenny)
- **Jeanne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jeanne-vs-jenny)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ejnny`, `jennyy`, `jeny`, `jenyn`, `jjenny`, `jneny`

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