Which to use
“journal” and “journaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #824
- “journal” frequency rank
- #2,427
- “journaux” frequency rank
- 3251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | journal | journaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est relatif à chaque jour. | Masculin pluriel de journal. |
Where the eye mixes journal and journaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between journal and journaux
A purely visual mix-up. journal (\ʒuʁ.nal\) and journaux (\ʒuʁ.no\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
journal is recorded at frequency rank #824, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒuʁ.nal\. journaux is at rank #2,427, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒuʁ.no\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3251, this pair ranks #434,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of journal vs journaux
Shared letters: ajnoru. Private to "journal": l. Private to "journaux": x.
"journal" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "journaux" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "journal" and "journaux" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "journal" or "journaux" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "journal" and "journaux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "journal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "journaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "journal" and "journaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "journaleux vs journaux". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #434,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.