jinn

/d͡ʒɪn/

//d͡ʒɪn// noun

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"jinn" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jinn” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #48,302) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#48,302
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature...

Corpus desk

Index EN-jinn · jinn · English

jinn · rank #48,302 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,302
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH jigs

Nearest frequency peer: jigs (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “jinn”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “jinn” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jinn vs Jon
25% similar
jinn vs jun
50% similar
jinn vs jiu
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jinn
PropertyValue
Headwordjinn
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/d͡ʒɪn/
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,302
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus rank beside confusables of “jinn”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).jinnlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “jigs” (#48,301), “Jura” (#48,303), “itty” (#48,299). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jinn” is #48,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for jinn is neighbouring look-alikes ("Jon", "jun", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /d͡ʒɪn/. Frequency #48,302 among 796 “J” headwords. Gloss: "A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for jinn, with forms such as "ijnn", "jjinn", and "jnin". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Jon", "jun", "jiu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)). The correct English form is jinn, spelled J-I-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jinn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Even the sad jinn within the graven image slept[.]
  2. There not only jewels but also dangerous jinn abide: the inconvenient or resisted psychological powers that we have not thought or dared to integrate into our lives.

Etymology

Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)).

Synonyms

jannjinnigenie

This word in other languages

genio(Español)jinn(Français)Dschinn(Deutsch)génio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ijnn
  • jjinn
  • jnin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jinn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ijnn2jjinn1jnin2
Edit distance from "jinn"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jinn"?
"jinn" is spelled J-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒɪn/.
What does "jinn" mean?
As a noun, "jinn" means: A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature...
What words are commonly confused with "jinn"?
"jinn" is commonly confused with "Jon", "jun", "jiu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jinn" is /d͡ʒɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "jinn"?
Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jinn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jigs#48,301Jura#48,303itty#48,299Loew#48,332

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list