journal intime

\ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\

/\ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\/ noun

The verdict

“journal intime” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Écrit élaboré au fil du temps rapportant les sentiments, les pensées et les aventures de son auteur.

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Index FR-journal-intime · journal intime · French

journal intime · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for journal intime
PropertyValue
Headwordjournal intime
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « journal intime » en français

journal intimen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

journal intime is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Écrit élaboré au fil du temps rapportant les sentiments, les pensées et les aventures de son auteur.".

Zero misspellings are on record for journal intime in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is journal intime, spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L- -I-N-T-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écrit élaboré au fil du temps rapportant les sentiments, les pensées et les aventures de son auteur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how journal intime appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un petit agenda portant pour titre : Cahier de Problèmes et où, en pleine mathématique, un journal intime écrit au crayon à contresens de l’écriture des devoirs, un journal des plus riches en points d’exclamation, en phrases raturées, en lignes de points sous lesquels se dissimulent des pensées qui rougissent pudiquement de se formuler, et encore semé, à…
  2. Le journal intime de Benjamin Constant nous reste comme une monographie étonnamment minutieuse de la frénésie que peut produire la lucidité dans l’amour, la manie de se sentir sentir.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "journal intime"?
"journal intime" is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L- -I-N-T-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\.
What does "journal intime" mean?
As a noun, "journal intime" means: Écrit élaboré au fil du temps rapportant les sentiments, les pensées et les aventures de son auteur.
How do you pronounce "journal intime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "journal intime" is \ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "journal intime" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list