molestar

/[molesˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,759

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

molestar is aSpanishverb. It means: Causar molestias o incomodidades de alguna clase. Pronounced [molesˈt̪aɾ]. It ranks #7,759 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with molesto and molestia.

Key facts for molestar
PropertyValue
Headwordmolestar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[molesˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,759
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of molestar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for molestar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [molesˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,759 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for molestar, with forms such as "mloestar", "mmolestar", and "moelstar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "molesto", "molestia", "molestos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is molestar, spelled M-O-L-E-S-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Causar molestias o incomodidades de alguna clase.
  2. 2
    Impedir o perturbar la correcta ejecución de una tarea.
  3. 3
    Causar dolor ligero.
  4. 4
    Fatigar.
  5. 5
    Causar ira o enojo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mloestar,mmolestar,moelstar,molesatr,molesstar,molestarr,molestra,molesttar,moletsar,mollestar,molsetar,omlestar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for molestar

Misspelling Variants of "molestar"

mloestar8mmolestar9moelstar8molesatr8molesstar9molestarr9molestra8molesttar9
Misspelling Variants of "molestar"

Frequency rank: #7,759 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "molestar"?
"molestar" is spelled M-O-L-E-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [molesˈt̪aɾ].
What does "molestar" mean?
As a verb, "molestar" means: Causar molestias o incomodidades de alguna clase.
What words are commonly confused with "molestar"?
"molestar" is commonly confused with "molesto", "molestia", "molestos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "molestar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "molestar" is [molesˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "molestar" come from?
"molestar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.