Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touristic

/tʊɹˈɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: touris-tic
IPA: /tʊɹˈɪstɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Catering to tourists; touristy.

adj

Typical of tourists.

Etymology

From tourist + -ic, popularized by its similarity to Romance words like French touristique and Spanish turístico.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tourist

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tʊɹˈɪstɪk/
British English: /tʊəˈɹɪstɪk/

Inflected Forms

more touristic (comparative) most touristic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antitouristic ecotouristic geotouristic nontouristic overtouristic touristically touristicity touristicness untouristic

Phrases

touristic guide

Questions

How do you pronounce touristic?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʊɹˈɪstɪk/.
What does touristic mean?: Catering to tourists; touristy.
Where does touristic come from?: From tourist + -ic, popularized by its similarity to Romance words like French touristique and Spanish turístico.

How to pronounce touristic

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