Which to use
“turista” and “turistas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,586
- “turista” frequency rank
- #4,290
- “turistas” frequency rank
- 14876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turista | turistas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que viaja y recorre un país o lugar por recreación, distracción, recreo, relajación, etc. | Forma del plural de turista. |
Where the eye mixes turista and turistas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. turista runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against turistas's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses turista with turistas
A purely visual mix-up. turista ([t̪uˈɾist̪a]) and turistas ([t̪uˈɾist̪as]) 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) - “turista” sits inside “turistas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turista is recorded at frequency rank #10,586, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪uˈɾist̪a]. turistas is at rank #4,290, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪uˈɾist̪as].
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 14876, this pair ranks #282,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of turista vs turistas
Shared letters: airstu. Private to "turista": -. Private to "turistas": -.
"turista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "turistas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "turista" and "turistas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "turista" or "turistas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "turista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turistas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turista" and "turistas" 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 #282,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.