Which to use
“transmis” is a verb and “transmises” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,250
- “transmis” frequency rank
- #15,278
- “transmises” frequency rank
- 21528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transmis | transmises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin de transmettre. | Féminin pluriel de transmis. |
Where the eye mixes transmis and transmises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: transmis vs transmises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transmis is \tʁɑ̃s.mi\ while transmises is \tʁɑ̃s.miz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “transmis” sits inside “transmises”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21528, 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\. transmises is at rank #15,278, 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 21528, this pair ranks #362,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of transmis vs transmises
Shared letters: aimnrst. Private to "transmis": -. Private to "transmises": e.
"transmis" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "transmises" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transmis ← rtansmis · tarnsmis · tranmsis · trannsmis · transims · transmiss · transmmis · transmsi
- transmises ← rtansmises · tarnsmises · tranmsises · trannsmises · transimses · transmiess · transmisess · transmisses
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "transmis" and "transmises" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "transmis" or "transmises" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "transmis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transmises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transmis" and "transmises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transmets vs transmis". 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 #362,708 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.