Which to use
“transmite” and “transmitía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,192
- “transmite” frequency rank
- #37,888
- “transmitía” frequency rank
- 46080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transmite | transmitía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de transmitir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de transmitir. |
Where the eye mixes transmite and transmitía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. transmite 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.
Look-alike desk: transmite vs transmitía
A purely visual mix-up. transmite ([t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪e]) 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 46080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transmite is recorded at frequency rank #8,192, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪e]. 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 46080, this pair ranks #127,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transmite vs transmitía
Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmite": e. Private to "transmitía": í.
"transmite" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV · "transmitía" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- transmite ← rtansmite · tarnsmite · tranmsite · trannsmite · transimte · transmiet · transmitte · transmmite
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "transmite" and "transmitía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "transmite" vs "transmitía" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "transmite" 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 #127,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transmite" 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 #127,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.