tourist
/ˈtʊəɹɪst/noun, verb
tourist is spelled T-O-U-R-I-S-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tourist means “Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tourist is tourists.
How many letters and syllables are in tourist?
| Letters | 7: T-O-U-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 16 times per million words; the 5,121st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tourist?
Tourist appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,121st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tourist?
- UK /ˈtʊəɹɪst/
- UK /ˈtɔːɹɪst/
- British /ˈtoːɹɪst/
Tourist has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tourist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tourist
- tourists plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- touristing participle, present
- touristed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tourist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor.
Tourist shops are full of kitsch.
- 2
derogatoryOne who only has a superficial interest in something.
- 3
derogatoryslangAn unwelcome newcomer, or appropriator, especially one who is inflammatory or uninformed, usually to seek attention, moral approval and superiority over the established hobbyists.
- 4
informalA member of the visiting team in a match.
- 5
datedA guest user on a computer system.
verb
- 1
To travel as a tourist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tourist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | touriste |
| German | Tourist, Touristin, Vergnügungsreisender, Vergnügungsreisende, Reisender, Reisende |
| Portuguese | turista , turistar |
| Spanish | turista, guiri |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.