transmitidosvstransmitióWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#27,807
“transmitidos” frequency rank
#17,566
“transmitió” frequency rank
45373
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transmitidos transmitió
Definition Forma del plural de transmitido, participio de transmitir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de transmitir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set transmitidos and transmitió apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
transmitidos
10 ch
transmitió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transmitidos is [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ið̞os] while transmitió is [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transmitidos is recorded at frequency rank #27,807, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪ið̞os]. transmitió is at rank #17,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪jo].

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 45373, this pair ranks #131,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transmitidos vs transmitió

Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmitidos": do. Private to "transmitió": ó.

"transmitidos" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCVC  ·  "transmitió" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transmitidosrtansmitidos · tarnsmitidos · tranmsitidos · trannsmitidos · transimtidos · transmiitdos · transmitdios · transmitiddos

Frequency comparison

transmitidos#27,807
transmitió#17,566

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transmitidos" and "transmitió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transmitidos" is a participle and "transmitió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "transmitidos" or "transmitió"?
"transmitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,566 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 transmitidos vs transmitió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “transmitidos”; for a verb, it's “transmitió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “transmitidos” 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