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

#5,680
“transmitir” frequency rank
#43,304
“transmitirse” frequency rank
48984
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transmitir transmitirse
Definition Enviar conocimiento o información desde un emisor a un receptor a través de un medio. Transmitir (uso pronominal de ...)

Where the eye mixes transmitir and transmitirse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. transmitir runs 10 letters (CCVCCCVCVC) against transmitirse's 12 (CCVCCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
transmitir
12 ch
transmitirse

Look-alike desk: transmitir vs transmitirse

A purely visual mix-up. transmitir ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾ]) and transmitirse ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “transmitir” sits inside “transmitirse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transmitir is recorded at frequency rank #5,680, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾ]. transmitirse is at rank #43,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾse].

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 48984, this pair ranks #111,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transmitir vs transmitirse

Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmitir": -. Private to "transmitirse": e.

"transmitir" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC  ·  "transmitirse" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transmitir ← rtansmitir · tarnsmitir · tranmsitir · trannsmitir · transimtir · transmiitr · transmitirr · transmitri
  • transmitirse ← rtansmitirse · tarnsmitirse · tranmsitirse · trannsmitirse · transimtirse · transmiitrse · transmitirce · transmitires

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "transmitir" for "transmitirse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾ] versus [t̪ɾãnsmiˈt̪iɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "transmitir" or "transmitirse"?
"transmitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,680 in our Spanish list, against #43,304 for "transmitirse". 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 "transmitir" and "transmitirse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transmitir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transmitirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transmitir" and "transmitirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transmitirá vs transmitirse". 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 #111,422 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