turismo
[t̪uˈɾismo]
The verdict
“turismo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,054 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,054
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de viajar exclusivamente por el placer de hacerlo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | turismo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪uˈɾismo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,054 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “turismo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for turismo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪uˈɾismo]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,054 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for turismo, with forms such as "truismo", "tturismo", and "tuirsmo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "turista", "turismos", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is turismo, spelled T-U-R-I-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de viajar exclusivamente por el placer de hacerlo.
- 2Conjunto de servicios e industrias que atienden las necesidades de quien viaja por turismo₁.
- 3Conjunto de personas que viajan por turismo₁.
- 4Vehículo automóvil de uso particular para el transporte de pasajeros.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: truismo,tturismo,tuirsmo,turimso,turismmo,turisom,turissmo,turrismo,tursimo,utrismo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of turismo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “turismo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-U-R-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪uˈɾismo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “turista” - see the side-by-side comparison. turismo vs turista
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.