Massentourismus
German, noun[ˈmasn̩tuˌʁɪsmʊs]
Massentourismus is a German masculine noun meaning “mass tourism (a form of tourism that involves tens of thousands of people going to the same resort or region at the same time of year)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tourismus von sehr vielen Menschen in eine Gegend oder an einen Ort”.
What does Massentourismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemass tourism (a form of tourism that involves tens of thousands of people going to the same resort or region at the same time of year)
Venedig kämpft seit Jahren gegen die negativen Folgen vom Massentourismus.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tourismus von sehr vielen Menschen in eine Gegend oder an einen Ort
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Massentourismus
- Massentourismen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Massentourismus?
- [ˈmasn̩tuˌʁɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Massentourismus in German?
Massentourismus appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).