yellow journalism
"yellow-journalism" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yellow journalism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yellow journalism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yellow journalism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
yellow journalism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.".
yellow journalism doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the comic The Yellow Kid, published in tabloid newspapers. The correct English form is yellow journalism, spelled Y-E-L-L-O-W- -J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.
Etymology
From the comic The Yellow Kid, published in tabloid newspapers.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “yellow journalism”
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- The one correct English spelling is Y-E-L-L-O-W- -J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.