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Which to use

“transmisión” and “transmisiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,849
“transmisión” frequency rank
#12,268
“transmisiones” frequency rank
15117
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transmisión transmisiones
Definition Acción o efecto de transmitir. Forma del plural de transmisión.

Where the eye mixes transmisión and transmisiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. transmisión runs 11 letters (CCVCCCVCVVC) against transmisiones's 13 (CCVCCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
transmisión
13 ch
transmisiones

Visual trap between transmisión and transmisiones

A purely visual mix-up. transmisión ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈsjõn]) and transmisiones ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transmisión is recorded at frequency rank #2,849, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈsjõn]. transmisiones is at rank #12,268, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈsjones].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 15117, this pair ranks #281,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of transmisión vs transmisiones

Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmisión": ó. Private to "transmisiones": eo.

"transmisión" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVVC  ·  "transmisiones" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transmisiones ← rtansmisiones · tarnsmisiones · tranmsisiones · trannsmisiones · transimsiones · transmiciones · transmiisones · transmisinoes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "transmisión" and "transmisiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈsjõn] versus [t̪ɾãnsmiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "transmisión" vs "transmisiones" - which ranks higher?
"transmisión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,849 in our Spanish list, against #12,268 for "transmisiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "transmisión" and "transmisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transmisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transmisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #281,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transmisión" and "transmisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transfusiones vs transmisiones". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #281,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list