# tourism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɔːɹɪzəm/ · frequency rank #4,499

## Definitions
1. The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
2. The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
3. The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.

## Etymology
From tour + -ism.

## Easily confused with
- **Tours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tourism-vs-tours)
- **tourist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tourism-vs-tourist)
- **touristy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tourism-vs-touristy)
- **touring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/touring-vs-tourism)

## Common misspellings (10)
`oturism`, `toruism`, `touirsm`, `tourims`, `tourismm`, `tourissm`, `tourrism`, `toursim`, `ttourism`, `tuorism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tourism