transmission

/[…]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,188

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

transmission is aGermannoun. It means: Getriebe, Übersetzungsgetriebe Pronounced […]. Often confused with video and Trump.

Key facts for transmission
PropertyValue
Headwordtransmission
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters12
Frequency rank#42,188
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of transmission in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for transmission is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,188 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for transmission, with forms such as "rtansmission", "tarnsmission", and "tranmsission". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "video", "Trump", "user", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is transmission, spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Getriebe, Übersetzungsgetriebe
  2. 2
    Bildübertragung, Ausstrahlung

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtansmission,tarnsmission,tranmsission,trannsmission,transimssion,transmision,transmisison,transmissino,transmissionn,transmissoin,transmißion,transmmission,transmsision,transsmission,trasnmission,trnasmission,trransmission,ttransmission

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for transmission

Misspelling Variants of "transmission"

rtansmission12tarnsmission12tranmsission12trannsmission13transimssion12transmision11transmisison12transmissino12
Misspelling Variants of "transmission"

Frequency rank: #42,188 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transmission"?
"transmission" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "transmission" mean?
As a noun, "transmission" means: Getriebe, Übersetzungsgetriebe
What words are commonly confused with "transmission"?
"transmission" is commonly confused with "video", "Trump", "user". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transmission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transmission" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transmission" come from?
"transmission" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.