transmitidovstransmitidosTell them apart

Quick tell: transmitido is a verb, transmitidos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“transmitido” is a verb and “transmitidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,269
“transmitido” frequency rank
#27,807
“transmitidos” frequency rank
40076
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transmitido transmitidos
Definition Participio de transmitir. Forma del plural de transmitido, participio de transmitir.

Where the eye mixes transmitido and transmitidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. transmitido runs 11 letters (CCVCCCVCVCV) against transmitidos's 12 (CCVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
transmitido
12 ch
transmitidos

Visual trap between transmitido and transmitidos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transmitido is [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ið̞o] while transmitidos is [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transmitido” sits inside “transmitidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transmitido is recorded at frequency rank #12,269, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ið̞o]. transmitidos is at rank #27,807, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ið̞os].

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 40076, this pair ranks #161,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transmitido vs transmitidos

Shared letters: adimnorst. Private to "transmitido": -. Private to "transmitidos": -.

"transmitido" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCV  ·  "transmitidos" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transmitido ← rtansmitido · tarnsmitido · tranmsitido · trannsmitido · transimtido · transmiitdo · transmitdio · transmitiddo
  • transmitidos ← rtansmitidos · tarnsmitidos · tranmsitidos · trannsmitidos · transimtidos · transmiitdos · transmitdios · transmitiddos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transmitido" and "transmitidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transmitido" is a verb and "transmitidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "transmitido" or "transmitidos" show up more?
"transmitido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,269 in our Spanish list, against #27,807 for "transmitidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "transmitido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transmitidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #161,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transmitido" and "transmitidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transitado vs transmitido". 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 #161,044 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