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

#34,817
“transmita” frequency rank
#5,680
“transmitir” frequency rank
40497
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transmita transmitir
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de transmitir. Enviar conocimiento o información desde un emisor a un receptor a través de un medio.

Where the eye mixes transmita and transmitir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
transmita
10 ch
transmitir

Why the eye confuses transmita with transmitir

A purely visual mix-up. transmita ([t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪a]) and transmitir ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾ]) 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 40497, 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]. transmitir is at rank #5,680, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾ].

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 40497, this pair ranks #158,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transmita vs transmitir

Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmita": -. Private to "transmitir": -.

"transmita" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV  ·  "transmitir" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transmitartansmita · tarnsmita · tranmsita · trannsmita · transimta · transmiat · transmitta · transmmita
  • transmitirrtansmitir · tarnsmitir · tranmsitir · trannsmitir · transimtir · transmiitr · transmitirr · transmitri

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transmita" and "transmitir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪a] versus [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "transmita" vs "transmitir" - which ranks higher?
"transmitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,680 in our Spanish list, against #34,817 for "transmita". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "transmita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transmitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #158,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transmita" and "transmitir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tramita vs transmita". 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 #158,759 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