Touristeninformation

[tuˈʁɪstn̩ʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]

/[tuˈʁɪstn̩ʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Touristeninformation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dienststelle einer Kommune/eines Landes, die der Betreuung von Touristen dient

Key facts for Touristeninformation
PropertyValue
HeadwordTouristeninformation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tuˈʁɪstn̩ʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Touristeninformation” sits in German frequency

Touristeninformation falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German 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.

Rare enough to double-check

Touristeninformation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tuˈʁɪstn̩ʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dienststelle einer Kommune/eines Landes, die der Betreuung von Touristen dient".

Zero misspellings are on record for Touristeninformation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Touristeninformation, spelled T-O-U-R-I-S-T-E-N-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dienststelle einer Kommune/eines Landes, die der Betreuung von Touristen dient

Synonyms

Fremdenverkehrsamt

This word in other languages

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 "Touristeninformation"?
"Touristeninformation" is spelled T-O-U-R-I-S-T-E-N-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [tuˈʁɪstn̩ʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Touristeninformation" mean?
As a noun, "Touristeninformation" means: Dienststelle einer Kommune/eines Landes, die der Betreuung von Touristen dient
How do you pronounce "Touristeninformation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Touristeninformation" is [tuˈʁɪstn̩ʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Touristeninformation" come from?
"Touristeninformation" is a German 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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Using “Touristeninformation”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-O-U-R-I-S-T-E-N-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [tuˈʁɪstn̩ʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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