transmitidovstransmitidosWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set transmitido and transmitidos apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
transmitido
12 ch
transmitidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • transmitidortansmitido · tarnsmitido · tranmsitido · trannsmitido · transimtido · transmiitdo · transmitdio · transmitiddo
  • transmitidosrtansmitidos · tarnsmitidos · tranmsitidos · trannsmitidos · transimtidos · transmiitdos · transmitdios · transmitiddos

Frequency comparison

transmitido#12,269
transmitidos#27,807

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

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.
Which is more common, "transmitido" or "transmitidos"?
"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.

Remembering transmitido vs transmitidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “transmitido”; for a participle, it's “transmitidos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “transmitido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list