journal

[ʒuʁ.nal]

/[ʒuʁ.nal]/ noun

The verdict

“journal” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,134
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Periódico, diario.

Corpus desk

Index ES-journal · journal · Spanish

journal · rank #8,134 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,134
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH integrante

Nearest frequency peer: integrante (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “journal”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “journal” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

journal vs journey
71% similar
journal vs jornal
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for journal
PropertyValue
Headwordjournal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʒuʁ.nal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,134
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “journal”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).journalcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “integrante” (#8,133), “lean” (#8,135), “instancias” (#8,132). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “journal” va en #8,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around journal (IPA [ʒuʁ.nal]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,134 among 645 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Periódico, diario.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for journal, with forms such as "jjournal", "jorunal", and "jounral". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "journey", "jornal", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is journal, spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Periódico, diario.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjournal
  • jorunal
  • jounral
  • jouranl
  • journall
  • journla
  • journnal
  • jourrnal
  • juornal
  • ojurnal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of journal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jjournal1jorunal2jounral2jouranl2journall1journla2journnal1jourrnal1
Edit distance from "journal"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "journal"?
"journal" is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ʒuʁ.nal].
What does "journal" mean?
As a noun, "journal" means: Periódico, diario.
What words are commonly confused with "journal"?
"journal" is commonly confused with "journey", "jornal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "journal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "journal" is [ʒuʁ.nal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "journal" come from?
"journal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "journal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list