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

#34,817
“transmita” frequency rank
#37,888
“transmitía” frequency rank
72705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transmita transmitía
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de transmitir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de transmitir.

Where the eye mixes transmita and transmitía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. transmita runs 9 letters (CCVCCCVCV) against transmitía's 10 (CCVCCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
transmita
10 ch
transmitía

Why the eye confuses transmita with transmitía

A purely visual mix-up. transmita ([t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪a]) and transmitía ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ia]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transmita is recorded at frequency rank #34,817, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪a]. transmitía is at rank #37,888, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ia].

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 72705, this pair ranks #24,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transmita vs transmitía

Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmita": -. Private to "transmitía": í.

"transmita" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV  ·  "transmitía" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transmita ← rtansmita · tarnsmita · tranmsita · trannsmita · transimta · transmiat · transmitta · transmmita

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "transmita" for "transmitía" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪a] versus [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "transmita" or "transmitía"?
"transmita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,817 in our Spanish list, against #37,888 for "transmitía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transmita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transmitía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transmita" and "transmitía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transmitía vs transmitirá". 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 #24,818 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