# jinx

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪŋks/ · frequency rank #24,209

## Definitions
1. A hex; an evil spell.
2. A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.

## Etymology
From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.

## Easily confused with
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jon)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jun)
- **jiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jiu)
- **JIT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jit)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-june)
- **join** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-join)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-junk)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jung)
- **jong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jong)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-juno)
- **jive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jive)
- **Joni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-joni)
- **jizz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-jizz)
- **joint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-joint)
- **joins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-joins)
- **JI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ji-vs-jinx)
- **Jim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jim-vs-jinx)
- **Jan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jan-vs-jinx)
- **jin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jin-vs-jinx)
- **Jen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jen-vs-jinx)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ijnx`, `jinnx`, `jinxx`, `jixn`, `jjinx`, `jnix`

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