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

#17,566
“transmitió” frequency rank
#5,680
“transmitir” frequency rank
23246
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transmitió transmitir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de transmitir. Enviar conocimiento o información desde un emisor a un receptor a través de un medio.

Where the eye mixes transmitió and transmitir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. transmitió (CCVCCCVCVV) and transmitir (CCVCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
transmitió
10 ch
transmitir

Why the eye confuses transmitió with transmitir

A purely visual mix-up. transmitió ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪jo]) and transmitir ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - ó in “transmitió” becomes r in “transmitir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transmitió is recorded at frequency rank #17,566, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪jo]. transmitir is at rank #5,680, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾ].

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 23246, this pair ranks #246,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of transmitió vs transmitir

Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmitió": ó. Private to "transmitir": -.

"transmitió" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVV  ·  "transmitir" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transmitir ← rtansmitir · tarnsmitir · tranmsitir · trannsmitir · transimtir · transmiitr · transmitirr · transmitri

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "transmitió" and "transmitir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪jo] versus [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "transmitió" vs "transmitir" - which ranks higher?
"transmitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,680 in our Spanish list, against #17,566 for "transmitió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "transmitió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transmitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #246,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transmitió" and "transmitir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transmitió 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 #246,690 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