turismovsturismosConfusable pair

Which to use

“turismo” and “turismos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,054
“turismo” frequency rank
#50,000
“turismos” frequency rank
52054
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature turismo turismos
Definition Acción o efecto de viajar exclusivamente por el placer de hacerlo. Forma del plural de turismo.

Where the eye mixes turismo and turismos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. turismo runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against turismos's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
turismo
8 ch
turismos

Why the eye confuses turismo with turismos

A purely visual mix-up. turismo ([t̪uˈɾismo]) and turismos ([t̪uˈɾismos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “turismo” sits inside “turismos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

turismo is recorded at frequency rank #2,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪uˈɾismo]. turismos is at rank #50,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪uˈɾismos].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 52054, this pair ranks #94,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of turismo vs turismos

Shared letters: imorstu. Private to "turismo": -. Private to "turismos": -.

"turismo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "turismos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • turismo ← truismo · tturismo · tuirsmo · turimso · turismmo · turisom · turissmo · turrismo
  • turismos ← truismos · tturismos · tuirsmos · turimsos · turismmos · turismoss · turismso · turisoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "turismo" and "turismos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪uˈɾismo] versus [t̪uˈɾismos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "turismo" vs "turismos" - which ranks higher?
"turismo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,054 in our Spanish list, against #50,000 for "turismos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "turismo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "turismos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "turismo" and "turismos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "turismos vs turistas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #94,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list