transmit
trans·mit/tɹænsˈmɪt/verb
transmit is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables (trans·mit). It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, transmit means “To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in transmit?
| Letters | 8: T-R-A-N-S-M-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: trans·mit |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is transmit?
Transmit appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 transmit?
- /tɹænsˈmɪt/
- /tɹænzˈmɪt/
Transmit has 2 syllables, split trans·mit in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-transmit.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with transmit?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as transmit.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tantrism.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of transmit
- transmits present, singular, he/she/it
- transmitting participle, present
- transmitted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transmit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
- 2
To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).
- 3
To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.
- 4
To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
- 5
To convey or conduct (energy or force) through a mechanism or medium.
- 6
To send out (a signal, as opposed to receive).
A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.
- 7
To go out; to be sent, conveyed, spread, passed on, or communicated.
The Mayday call transmitted successfully.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate transmit?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of transmit: TX, xmit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transmit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | transmitir |
| German | übermitteln |
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 transmit come from?
From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literally “across-send”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).