Which to use
“transmet” and “transmis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,423
- “transmet” frequency rank
- #6,250
- “transmis” frequency rank
- 16673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transmet | transmis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de transmettre. | Participe passé masculin de transmettre. |
Where the eye mixes transmet and transmis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. transmet and transmis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: transmet vs transmis
A purely visual mix-up. transmet (\tʁɑ̃s.mɛ\) and transmis (\tʁɑ̃s.mi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transmet is recorded at frequency rank #10,423, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.mɛ\. transmis is at rank #6,250, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.mi\.
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 16673, this pair ranks #386,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of transmet vs transmis
Shared letters: amnrst. Private to "transmet": e. Private to "transmis": i.
"transmet" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "transmis" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "transmet" and "transmis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "transmet" vs "transmis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "transmet" and "transmis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "transmet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transmis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transmet" and "transmis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transfer vs transmet". 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 #386,779 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.