Which to use
“turismo” and “turista” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,212
- “turismo” frequency rank
- #10,624
- “turista” frequency rank
- 12836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turismo | turista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deslocamento voluntário de pessoa por período de tempo igual ou superior a vinte e quatro horas para local diferente da sua residência e do seu trabalho sem este ter por motivação a obtenção de lucro | pessoa que viaja para se recrear |
Where the eye mixes turismo and turista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. turismo and turista follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses turismo with turista
A purely visual mix-up. turismo (/tu.ˈɾiʒ.mu/) and turista (/tu.ˈɾiʃ.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turismo is recorded at frequency rank #2,212, classified as anoun, pronounced /tu.ˈɾiʒ.mu/. 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 12836, this pair ranks #59,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of turismo vs turista
Shared letters: irstu. Private to "turismo": mo. Private to "turista": a.
"turismo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "turista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "turismo" and "turista" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "turismo" vs "turista" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "turista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turismo" and "turista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tourism vs turismo". 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 #59,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.