Journalist

/ʒʊrnaˈlɪst/ ouvir^(fonte ?)

//ʒʊrnaˈlɪst/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ noun

The verdict

“Journalist” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,010 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,010
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jornalista

Corpus desk

Index PT-journalist · Journalist · Portuguese

Journalist · rank #83,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,010
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH irreversivelm…

Nearest frequency peer: irreversivelmente (-15 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Journalist”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Journalist” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Journalist
PropertyValue
HeadwordJournalist
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒʊrnaˈlɪst/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Journalist” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “irreversivelmente” (#82,995), “inumano” (#82,991), “larápio” (#83,032). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “Journalist” fica em #83,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Journalist is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,010 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʒʊrnaˈlɪst/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jornalista".

Journalist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is Journalist, spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    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 "Journalist"?
"Journalist" is spelled J-O-U-R-N-A-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒʊrnaˈlɪst/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "Journalist" mean?
As a noun, "Journalist" means: jornalista
How do you pronounce "Journalist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Journalist" is /ʒʊrnaˈlɪst/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Journalist" come from?
"Journalist" 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 "Journalist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list