journal

[ˈdʒɜː(r)n(ə)l]

/[ˈdʒɜː(r)n(ə)l]/ noun

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The verdict

“journal” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,858
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - täglich fortgeführter Aufschrieb aktueller Ereignisse

Corpus desk

Index DE-journal · journal · German

journal · rank #5,858 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,858
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH jegliche

Nearest frequency peer: jegliche (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „journal“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „journal“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

journal vs journey
71% similar
journal vs journals
88% similar

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

Key facts for journal
PropertyValue
Headwordjournal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʒɜː(r)n(ə)l]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,858
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „journal“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).journalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „jegliche“ (#5,857), „Kai“ (#5,859), „jeans“ (#5,856). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „journal“ bei #5,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around journal (IPA [ˈdʒɜː(r)n(ə)l]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,858 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for journal, with forms such as "jjournal", "jorunal", and "jounral". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "journey", "journals", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is journal, spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    täglich fortgeführter Aufschrieb aktueller Ereignisse
  2. 2
    Zeitschrift für besondere Qualifikation
  3. 3
    Zeitschrift über aktuelle Ereignisse

This word in other languages

journal(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjournal
  • jorunal
  • jounral
  • jouranl
  • journall
  • journla
  • journnal
  • jourrnal
  • juornal
  • ojurnal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of journal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jjournal1jorunal2jounral2jouranl2journall1journla2journnal1jourrnal1
Edit distance from "journal"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "journal"?
"journal" is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʒɜː(r)n(ə)l].
What does "journal" mean?
As a noun, "journal" means: täglich fortgeführter Aufschrieb aktueller Ereignisse
What words are commonly confused with "journal"?
"journal" is commonly confused with "journey", "journals". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "journal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "journal" is [ˈdʒɜː(r)n(ə)l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "journal" come from?
"journal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Malerei#5,869pflegen#5,872rechnet#5,874Gewerbe#5,840

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Paradies10 variantsScherz10 variantsankommen10 variantsbildete10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list