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.
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?
Frequency check: "transmiten" vs "transmitía" - which ranks higher?
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.