Journalismus
[ˌʒʊʁnaˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Journalismus” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,814 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,814
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die praktische Arbeit eines Journalisten, zum Beispiel für Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, Fernsehen und Radio
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Journalismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌʒʊʁnaˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #6,814 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Journalismus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Journalismus is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʒʊʁnaˈlɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,814 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Journalismus, with forms such as "jjournalismus", "jorunalismus", and "jounralismus". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Journalismus, spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1die praktische Arbeit eines Journalisten, zum Beispiel für Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, Fernsehen und Radio
- 2das gesamte Zeitungs- und Pressewesen
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jjournalismus,jorunalismus,jounralismus,jouranlismus,journailsmus,journalimsus,journalismmus,journalismsu,journalismuss,journalissmus,journalisums,journallismus,journalsimus,journlaismus,journnalismus,jourrnalismus,juornalismus,ojurnalismus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Journalismus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Journalismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌʒʊʁnaˈlɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.