Journalist

[ʒʊʁnaˈlɪst]

/[ʒʊʁnaˈlɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Journalist” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,526
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der beruflich für Zeitungen/Zeitschriften, Radio/Fernsehen oder andere Massenmedien arbeitet und Informationen beschafft und verbreitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-journalist · Journalist · German

Journalist · rank #4,526 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,526
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jena

Nearest frequency peer: Jena (-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 „Journalist“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Journalist“ 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).

Journalist vs journals
70% similar
Journalist vs Journalisten
83% similar
Journalist vs Journalistin
83% similar

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

Key facts for Journalist
PropertyValue
HeadwordJournalist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʒʊʁnaˈlɪst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,526
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Journalist“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Journalistliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Jena“ (#4,525), „Julian“ (#4,527), „irre“ (#4,524). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Journalist“ bei #4,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Journalist (IPA [ʒʊʁnaˈlɪst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,526 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der beruflich für Zeitungen/Zeitschriften, Radio/Fernsehen oder andere Massenmedien arbeitet und Informationen beschafft und verbreitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Journalist, with forms such as "jjournalist", "jorunalist", and "jounralist". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "journals", "Journalisten", "Journalistin", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Journalist, spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der beruflich für Zeitungen/Zeitschriften, Radio/Fernsehen oder andere Massenmedien arbeitet und Informationen beschafft und verbreitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Journalist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Minister empfing die Journalisten zu einer Presseerklärung.
  2. „Journalisten kritisierten in Journalen wortreich die Journaille…“

Synonyms

Zeitungsschreiber

Antonyms

SchriftstellerWerbetexter

This word in other languages

journalist(English)periodista(Español)journaliste(Français)jornalista(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjournalist
  • jorunalist
  • jounralist
  • jouranlist
  • journailst
  • journalisst
  • journalistt
  • journalits
  • journallist
  • journalsit
  • journlaist
  • journnalist
  • jourrnalist
  • juornalist
  • ojurnalist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Journalist - 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.

jjournalist1jorunalist2jounralist2jouranlist2journailst2journalisst1journalistt1journalits2
Edit distance from "Journalist"

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 "Journalist"?
"Journalist" is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʒʊʁnaˈlɪst].
What does "Journalist" mean?
As a noun, "Journalist" means: jemand, der beruflich für Zeitungen/Zeitschriften, Radio/Fernsehen oder andere Massenmedien arbeitet und Informationen beschafft und verbreitet
What words are commonly confused with "Journalist"?
"Journalist" is commonly confused with "journals", "Journalisten", "Journalistin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Journalist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Journalist" is [ʒʊʁnaˈlɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Journalist" come from?
"Journalist" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rechtliche#4,550Autofahrer#4,493spanischen#4,560verstecken#4,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Intelligenz15 variantsÖsterreichs15 variantsakzeptiert15 variantsaufgeführt15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list