transmission
French, noun/tʁɑ̃s.mi.sjɔ̃/
transmission is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transmission is a French feminine noun meaning “transmission” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de transmettre ou résultat de cette action”.
What does transmission mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetransmission
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de transmettre ou résultat de cette action. 2. Ensemble des organes qui transmettent aux roues la puissance du moteur. 3. Boîte de vitesses.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transmission
- transmissions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transmission?
- /tʁɑ̃s.mi.sjɔ̃/
- \tʁɑ̃s.mi.sjɔ̃\
- [tʁɑ̃s.mi.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transmission
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transmission in French?
transmission appears 20 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).