Which to use
“triste” is an adjective and “turista” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,203
- “triste” frequency rank
- #10,624
- “turista” frequency rank
- 11827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | triste | turista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | afetado por infelicidade ou dor | pessoa que viaja para se recrear |
Letter map: triste vs turista
Shared letters muted; letters that set triste and turista apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. triste runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against turista's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: triste vs turista
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: triste is anadjective and turistaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
triste is recorded at frequency rank #1,203, classified as anadj. turista is at rank #10,624, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tu.ˈɾiʃ.tɐ/.
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 11827, this pair ranks #60,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of triste vs turista
Shared letters: irst. Private to "triste": e. Private to "turista": au.
"triste" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "turista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "triste" and "turista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "triste" or "turista"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "triste" and "turista".
- Full dictionary entry for "triste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "triste" and "turista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traste vs triste". 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 #60,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.