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“retransmis” and “retransmise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,160
“retransmis” frequency rank
#45,842
“retransmise” frequency rank
78002
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature retransmis retransmise
Definition Participe passé de retransmettre. Participe passé féminin singulier de retransmettre.

Where the eye mixes retransmis and retransmise

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. retransmis runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against retransmise's 11 (CVCCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
retransmis
11 ch
retransmise

Look-alike desk: retransmis vs retransmise

A purely visual mix-up. retransmis (\ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.mi\) and retransmise (\ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.miz\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “retransmis” sits inside “retransmise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

retransmis is recorded at frequency rank #32,160, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.mi\. retransmise is at rank #45,842, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.miz\.

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 78002, this pair ranks #26,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of retransmis vs retransmise

Shared letters: aeimnrst. Private to "retransmis": -. Private to "retransmise": -.

"retransmis" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "retransmise" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • retransmis ← ertransmis · rertansmis · retarnsmis · retranmsis · retrannsmis · retransims · retransmiss · retransmmis
  • retransmise ← ertransmise · rertansmise · retarnsmise · retranmsise · retrannsmise · retransimse · retransmies · retransmisse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "retransmis" and "retransmise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.mi\ versus \ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.miz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "retransmis" or "retransmise"?
"retransmis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,160 in our French list, against #45,842 for "retransmise". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "retransmis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "retransmise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #26,886 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list