# journal

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/ · frequency rank #1,762

## Definitions
1. A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
2. A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
3. A chronological record of payments or receipts.
4. A general journal.
5. A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.

## Etymology
From Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal (“daily”), from Old French jornel (“day”) (whence modern French journal), from Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”). Doublet of diurnal and the journal from French.

## Easily confused with
- **journey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/journal-vs-journey)

## Common misspellings (10)
`jjournal`, `jorunal`, `jounral`, `jouranl`, `journall`, `journla`, `journnal`, `jourrnal`, `juornal`, `ojurnal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/journal