How to pronounce “tourist”
Say “tourist” in 2 beats
tourist
/ˈtʊɹəst/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tʊəɹɪst/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tourtʊstress
- istɹəst
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtʊɹəst/
- IPA (British)
- /tʊəɹɪst/
- Also accepted
- /ˈtʊɹɪst/
- Respelling
- TUU-ruhst
- Syllables
- 2 — TOUR-ist
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TOUR-ist. “tour” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtʊɹəst/
/tʊəɹɪst/
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What “tourist” means
- noun
someone who travels for pleasure
Say it in a sentence
“The tourist office can book you a room for the night.”“tourist”, answered
How do you pronounce “tourist”?
“tourist” is pronounced /ˈtʊɹəst/ (TUU-ruhst) in American English and /tʊəɹɪst/ in British English, and /ˈtʊɹɪst/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “tour”. Build it as TOUR-ist, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “tourist” have?
2: tour · ist. The beat lands on the first, “tour”.
Is “tourist” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtʊɹəst/ (TUU-ruhst); British English says /tʊəɹɪst/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “tourist” mean?
As a noun: someone who travels for pleasure For example: “The tourist office can book you a room for the night.”
Where is the stress in “tourist”?
Stress the first syllable: TOUR-ist. “tour” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “tourist” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.