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Which to use

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

#14,031
“transmiten” frequency rank
#37,888
“transmitía” frequency rank
51919
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transmiten transmitía
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 transmiten and transmitía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. transmiten (CCVCCCVCVC) and transmitía (CCVCCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
transmiten
10 ch
transmitía

Look-alike desk: transmiten vs transmitía

A purely visual mix-up. transmiten ([t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transmiten is recorded at frequency rank #14,031, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪ẽn]. 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 51919, this pair ranks #95,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transmiten vs transmitía

Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmiten": e. Private to "transmitía": í.

"transmiten" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC  ·  "transmitía" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transmiten ← rtansmiten · tarnsmiten · tranmsiten · trannsmiten · transimten · transmietn · transmitenn · transmitne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "transmiten" and "transmitía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsˈmit̪ẽn] versus [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "transmiten" vs "transmitía" - which ranks higher?
"transmiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,031 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 "transmiten" 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 #95,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transmiten" 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 #95,353 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