jornalista

/ʒuɾ.nɐ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/

//ʒuɾ.nɐ.ˈliʃ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“jornalista” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,539
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa com a profissão de escrever em jornais

Corpus desk

Index PT-jornalista · jornalista · Portuguese

jornalista · rank #1,539 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,539
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH gay

Nearest frequency peer: gay (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “jornalista”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “jornalista” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jornalista
PropertyValue
Headwordjornalista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒuɾ.nɐ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,539
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “jornalista”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).jornalistacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “gay” (#1,538), “fundação” (#1,537), “Londres” (#1,541). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jornalista” fica em #1,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around jornalista (IPA /ʒuɾ.nɐ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,539 among 196 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for jornalista, with forms such as "jjornalista", "jonralista", and "joranlista". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is jornalista, spelled J-O-R-N-A-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa com a profissão de escrever em jornais
  2. 2
    periodicista

This word in other languages

journalist(English)periodista(Español)journaliste(Français)Journalist(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjornalista
  • jonralista
  • joranlista
  • jornailsta
  • jornalisat
  • jornalissta
  • jornalistta
  • jornalitsa
  • jornallista
  • jornalsita
  • jornlaista
  • jornnalista
  • jorrnalista
  • jronalista
  • ojrnalista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jornalista - 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.

jjornalista1jonralista2joranlista2jornailsta2jornalisat2jornalissta1jornalistta1jornalitsa2
Edit distance from "jornalista"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jornalista"?
"jornalista" is spelled J-O-R-N-A-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒuɾ.nɐ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/.
What does "jornalista" mean?
As a noun, "jornalista" means: pessoa com a profissão de escrever em jornais
What are common misspellings of "jornalista"?
Common misspellings include "jjornalista", "jonralista", "joranlista", "jornailsta", "jornalisat". The correct spelling is "jornalista".
How do you pronounce "jornalista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jornalista" is /ʒuɾ.nɐ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jornalista" come from?
"jornalista" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

campeonato#1,523personagem#1,504literatura#1,576publicação#1,585

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

geralmente15 variantscertamente15 variantsplataforma15 variantsapresentar15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list