journalistic
/ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/adjective
journalistic is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-T-I-C: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, journalistic means “Related to journalism or journalists” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in journalistic?
| Letters | 12: J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is journalistic?
Journalistic appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 journalistic?
- /ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/
Journalistic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-journalistic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of journalistic
- more journalistic comparative
- most journalistic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does journalistic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Related to journalism or journalists.
Substituting "[expletive]" for swear words in an article's text is a journalistic practice of sensibility.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Journalistic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense related to journalism or journalists:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | journalistique |
| German | journalistisch |
| Portuguese | jornalístico |
| Spanish | periodístico |
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 journalistic come from?
From journal + -istic (“adjective”). Also parsed directly as journalist + -ic (“adjective”), also used in sense of related journalism (having to do with journalism).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).