# journey

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ · frequency rank #2,256

## Definitions
1. A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
2. Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
3. The progress of a customer through a system, often a computer system.
4. A day.
5. A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
6. A day's work.
7. The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
8. A group of giraffes.

## Etymology
From Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from diēs (“day”). Displaced native Old English fær and Old English faru.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`jjourney`, `joruney`, `jounrey`, `joureny`, `journeyy`, `journney`, `journye`, `jourrney`, `juorney`, `ojurney`

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