# journalist vs journalistic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### journalist
*noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/ · frequency rank #3,764*
The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.

### journalistic
*adjective · IPA /ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/ · frequency rank #19,873*
Related to journalism or journalists.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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