Which to use
“transmis” is a verb and “transmise” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,250
- “transmis” frequency rank
- #12,274
- “transmise” frequency rank
- 18524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transmis | transmise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin de transmettre. | Féminin singulier de transmis. |
Where the eye mixes transmis and transmise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. transmis runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against transmise's 9 (CCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: transmis vs transmise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transmis is \tʁɑ̃s.mi\ while transmise is \tʁɑ̃s.miz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transmis” sits inside “transmise”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transmis is recorded at frequency rank #6,250, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.mi\. transmise is at rank #12,274, tagged as anadj, pronounced \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 18524, this pair ranks #377,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of transmis vs transmise
Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmis": -. Private to "transmise": e.
"transmis" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "transmise" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transmis" for "transmise" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "transmis" or "transmise" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "transmis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transmise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transmis" and "transmise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transmise vs transposé". 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 #377,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.