transmission
/tɹænsˈmɪʃən/
"transmission" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“transmission” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,129 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,129
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transmission |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #4,129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transmission” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for transmission is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,129 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for transmission, with forms such as "rtansmission", "tarnsmission", and "tranmsission". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere. The correct English form is transmission, spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
- 2The fact of being transmitted.
- 3Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
- 4The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
- 5A 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).
- 6The 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.
- 7The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.
- 8The passing down of a text through time.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtansmission,tarnsmission,tranmsission,trannsmission,transimssion,transmision,transmisison,transmissino,transmissionn,transmissoin,transmistion,transmmission,transmsision,transsmission,trasnmission,trnasmission,trransmission,ttransmission
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transmission - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “transmission”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.