# jinn

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪn/ · frequency rank #48,302

## Definitions
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.

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

## Easily confused with
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jon)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jun)
- **jiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jiu)
- **JIT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jit)
- **john** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-john)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-june)
- **join** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-join)
- **Juan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-juan)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-junk)
- **Joan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-joan)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jung)
- **jong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jong)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-juno)
- **jinx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jinx)
- **jive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jive)
- **Joni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-joni)
- **jizz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-jizz)
- **JSON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-json)
- **joint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-joint)
- **joins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-joins)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ijnn`, `jjinn`, `jnin`

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