Which to use
“transmissible” and “transmissibles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,581
- “transmissible” frequency rank
- #38,077
- “transmissibles” frequency rank
- 76658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transmissible | transmissibles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui peut être transmis. | Pluriel de transmissible. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set transmissible and transmissibles apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. transmissible and transmissibles are pronounced identically (\tʁɑ̃s.mi.sibl\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “transmissible” sits inside “transmissibles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transmissible is recorded at frequency rank #38,581, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.mi.sibl\. transmissibles is at rank #38,077, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.mi.sibl\.
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 76658, this pair ranks #30,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of transmissible vs transmissibles
Shared letters: abeilmnrst. Private to "transmissible": -. Private to "transmissibles": -.
"transmissible" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCCV · "transmissibles" · 14 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transmissible ← rtansmissible · tarnsmissible · tranmsissible · trannsmissible · transimssible · transmisible · transmisisble · transmissbile
- transmissibles ← rtansmissibles · tarnsmissibles · tranmsissibles · trannsmissibles · transimssibles · transmisibles · transmisisbles · transmissbiles
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "transmissible" and "transmissibles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "transmissible" or "transmissibles"?
Remembering transmissible vs transmissibles
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “transmissible” entry
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