Journaille
German, noun/ʒʊʁˈnaljə/
Journaille is a German feminine noun meaning “sensationalist press, gutter press, or (by extension) any media whose methods one disagrees with” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “minderwertige, sensationsgierige Presse und ihre Vertreter”.
What does Journaille mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininesensationalist press, gutter press, or (by extension) any media whose methods one disagrees with
Ich kann mir schon denken, was die Journaille morgen wieder schreiben wird.
- 2
derogatoryfemininejournalists of this kind collectively
Als wir rauskamen, stand die Journaille natürlich schon vorm Tor.
- 3
derogatoryfemininerarea publication of this kind
Die verschiendenen Journaillen überbieten sich wieder in Angstparolen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. minderwertige, sensationsgierige Presse und ihre Vertreter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Journaille
- Journaillen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Journaille?
- /ʒʊʁˈnaljə/
- [ʒʊʁˈnaljə]
- [ʒʊʁˈnaːjə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Journaille in German?
Journaille appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).