jinx
/d͡ʒɪŋks/noun, verb, interjection
jinx is spelled J-I-N-X: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “jinx vs jynx” about 170 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, jinx means “A hex; an evil spell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jinx is jinxes.
How many letters and syllables are in jinx?
| Letters | 4: J-I-N-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is jinx?
Jinx appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jinx?
- US /d͡ʒɪŋks/
Jinx has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-jinx.opus, En-au-jinx.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with jinx
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: jynx (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with jinx?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as jinx from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋks/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of jinx
- jinxes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- jinxing participle, present
- jinxed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jinx mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hex; an evil spell.
- 2
A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
verb
- 1
To cast a spell on.
- 2
To bring bad luck to.
- 3
To cause something to happen by mentioning it. Often used sarcastically.
- 4
To cause a bad outcome through verbal expression of certainty about a good situation or result. See knocking on wood, which is supposed to mitigate this effect.
interjection
- 1
Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jinx in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maléfice, sortilège , porte-malheur, poisseux, poissard , porter malheur |
| German | Fluch, Verwünschung , Pechvogel, Unglücksbringer , verzaubern, mit einem Zauber belegen |
| Portuguese | enguiço, macumba, maldição , agourento , azarar, zicar |
| Spanish | maleficio, maldición, pava, yeta , gafe, ave de mal agüero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jinx come from?
From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).