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The verdict

“journals” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,019. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,019
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs journal

Corpus desk

Index DE-journals · journals · German

journals · rank #40,019 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,019
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Joop

Nearest frequency peer: Joop (-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 „journals“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „journals“ 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).

journals vs of
13% similar
journals vs TO
0% similar
journals vs video
0% similar

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

Key facts for journals
PropertyValue
Headwordjournals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,019
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „journals“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.journalsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Joop“ (#40,018), „Jungfräulichkeit“ (#40,020), „Kadaver“ (#40,021). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „journals“ bei #40,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around journals (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,019 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs journal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for journals, with forms such as "jjournals", "jorunals", and "jounrals". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "TO", "video", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is journals, spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs journal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjournals
  • jorunals
  • jounrals
  • jouranls
  • journalls
  • journalss
  • journasl
  • journlas
  • journnals
  • jourrnals
  • juornals
  • ojurnals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of journals - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jjournals1jorunals2jounrals2jouranls2journalls1journalss1journasl2journlas2
Edit distance from "journals"

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 "journals"?
"journals" is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "journals" mean?
As a verb, "journals" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs journal
What words are commonly confused with "journals"?
"journals" is commonly confused with "of", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "journals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "journals" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "journals" come from?
"journals" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imitiert#40,009huldigen#40,002Homeland#40,000hilflose#39,993

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

kommender12 variantsKruzifix12 variantsgültiges12 variantsGeografie12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list