journal intime

\ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\

/\ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\/ noun

The verdict

“journal intime” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Écrit élaboré au fil du temps rapportant les sentiments, les pensées et les aventures de son auteur.

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)

Where “journal intime” sits in French frequency

journal intime falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for journal intime is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.

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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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Using “journal intime”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-U-R-N-A-L- -I-N-T-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒuʁ.na.l‿ɛ̃.tim\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list