journalism
jour·nal·ism/ˈd͡ʒɝnl̩ˌɪzəm/noun
journalism is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-M: 10 letters and 3 syllables (jour·nal·ism). It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, journalism means “The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of journalism is journalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in journalism?
| Letters | 10: J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: jour·nal·ism |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is journalism?
Journalism appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce journalism?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɝnl̩ˌɪzəm/
Journalism has 3 syllables, split jour·nal·ism in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-journalism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with journalism?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as journalism from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹnlɪzəm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of journalism
- journalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does journalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news media, or printed newspapers or periodicals, for the purpose of informing the audience, relying on a style of writing characteristic for this purpose, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events and (depending on type) either with or
Meronym: reporting (little to no analysis or interpretation)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Journalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense activity or profession of being a journalist:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | journalisme |
| German | Journalismus, Journalistik |
| Portuguese | jornalismo, periodismo |
| Spanish | periodismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does journalism come from?
From French journalisme (beginning of 19th century). By surface analysis, journal + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).