Journalisten

[ʒʊʁnaˈlɪstn̩]

/[ʒʊʁnaˈlɪstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Journalisten” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,452
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Journalist

Corpus desk

Index DE-journalisten · Journalisten · German

Journalisten · rank #2,452 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,452
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH interessante

Nearest frequency peer: interessante (-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 „Journalisten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Journalisten“ 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).

Journalisten vs Journalistin
92% similar
Journalisten vs Journalist
83% similar

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

Key facts for Journalisten
PropertyValue
HeadwordJournalisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʒʊʁnaˈlɪstn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#2,452
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Journalisten“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „interessante“ (#2,451), „kriegt“ (#2,453), „hundert“ (#2,450). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Journalisten“ bei #2,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Journalisten (IPA [ʒʊʁnaˈlɪstn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,452 among 699 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Journalisten, with forms such as "jjournalisten", "jorunalisten", and "jounralisten". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Journalistin", "Journalist", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Journalisten, spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Journalist
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Journalist
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Journalist
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Journalist
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Journalist
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Journalist
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Journalist

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjournalisten
  • jorunalisten
  • jounralisten
  • jouranlisten
  • journailsten
  • journalisetn
  • journalissten
  • journalistenn
  • journalistne
  • journalistten
  • journalitsen
  • journallisten
  • journalsiten
  • journlaisten
  • journnalisten
  • jourrnalisten
  • juornalisten
  • ojurnalisten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jjournalisten1jorunalisten2jounralisten2jouranlisten2journailsten2journalisetn2journalissten1journalistenn1
Edit distance from "Journalisten"

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 "Journalisten"?
"Journalisten" is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʒʊʁnaˈlɪstn̩].
What does "Journalisten" mean?
As a noun, "Journalisten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Journalist
What words are commonly confused with "Journalisten"?
"Journalisten" is commonly confused with "Journalistin", "Journalist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Journalisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Journalisten" is [ʒʊʁnaˈlɪstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Journalisten" come from?
"Journalisten" 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 "Journalisten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

interessante#2,451Vorsitzender#2,473erforderlich#2,494Gemeinschaft#2,500

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Auswirkungen18 variantsSchauspieler18 variantsBrandenburg18 variantsfestgestellt18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list