transmitter

noun

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"transmitter" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“transmitter” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,259
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).

Corpus desk

Index EN-transmitter · transmitter · English

transmitter · rank #13,259 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,259
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH transporting

Nearest frequency peer: transporting (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “transmitter”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “transmitter” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

transmitter vs transmitted
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for transmitter
PropertyValue
Headwordtransmitter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,259
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “transmitter”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).transmitterlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “transporting” (#13,260), “typhoon” (#13,261), “titanic” (#13,256). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “transmitter” is #13,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around transmitter, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,259 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for transmitter, with forms such as "rtansmitter", "tarnsmitter", and "tranmsitter". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "transmitted", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From transmit + -er. The correct English form is transmitter, spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).
  2. 2
    An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how transmitter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.
  2. Habituation and dishabituation allow for experience-dependent tuning of these reflexes and the mechanisms underlying these forms of behavioral plasticity involve changes in transmitter release from the sensory to motor neuron synapses through homosynaptic depression and the serotonin-mediated recovery from depression, respectively.

Etymology

From transmit + -er.

This word in other languages

transmisor(Español)transmetteur(Français)Sender(Deutsch)transmissor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtansmitter
  • tarnsmitter
  • tranmsitter
  • trannsmitter
  • transimtter
  • transmiter
  • transmitetr
  • transmitterr
  • transmittre
  • transmmitter
  • transmtiter
  • transsmitter
  • trasnmitter
  • trnasmitter
  • trransmitter
  • ttransmitter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transmitter - 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.

rtansmitter2tarnsmitter2tranmsitter2trannsmitter1transimtter2transmiter1transmitetr2transmitterr1
Edit distance from "transmitter"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transmitter"?
"transmitter" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-T-T-E-R.
What does "transmitter" mean?
As a noun, "transmitter" means: One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).
What words are commonly confused with "transmitter"?
"transmitter" is commonly confused with "transmitted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "transmitter"?
From transmit + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "transmitter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list