transmission
/tɹænsˈmɪʃən/noun
transmission is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,076th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transmission means “The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transmission is transmissions.
How many letters and syllables are in transmission?
| Letters | 12: T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 21 times per million words; the 4,076th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is transmission?
Transmission appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,076th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce transmission?
- /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/
- /tɹænzˈmɪʃən/
Transmission has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-transmission.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transmission
- transmissions plural
- trans
- xmission
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transmission mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
- 2
The fact of being transmitted.
- 3
Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
- 4
The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
- 5
A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).
Any vehicle with an internal combustion engine needs a transmission that can alter the gear ratio (engine RPM to wheel RPM) as the vehicle's speed changes.
- 6
The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor(s) any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.
- 7
The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.
- 8
The passing down of a text through time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate transmission?
Wiktionary records 6 abbreviations of transmission: TX, Tx, tran, trans, tx, xmission.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transmission in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transmission , boite de vitesses |
| German | Übertragung , Getriebe |
| Portuguese | transmissão , caixa de câmbio |
| Spanish | caja de cambios , transmisión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does transmission come from?
Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).