molestation
/ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/noun
molestation is spelled M-O-L-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, molestation means “The act of molesting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of molestation is molestations.
How many letters and syllables are in molestation?
| Letters | 11: M-O-L-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is molestation?
Molestation appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce molestation?
- UK /mɒlɪˈsteɪʃən/
- UK /ˌməʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/
- US /ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/
Molestation has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-molestation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with molestation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as molestation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of molestation
- molestations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does molestation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of molesting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Molestation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The action of molesting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Belästigung |
| Spanish | abuso sexual, pederastia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does molestation come from?
From Old French molestacion, from Latin molestatio. By surface analysis, molest + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).