# Modesto vs molest

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Modesto
*name · IPA /məˈdɛstoʊ/ · frequency rank #37,576*
A city, the county seat of Stanislaus County, California, United States.

### molest
*verb · IPA /məˈlɛst/ · frequency rank #40,346*
To sexually assault or sexually harass.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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