molestas

/[moˈlest̪as]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,497

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

molestas is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de molestar. Pronounced [moˈlest̪as]. Often confused with molesto and muletas.

Key facts for molestas
PropertyValue
Headwordmolestas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[moˈlest̪as]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,497
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for molestas is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moˈlest̪as]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,497 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de molestar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for molestas, with forms such as "mloestas", "mmolestas", and "moelstas". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "molesto", "muletas", "molestia", 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 molestas, spelled M-O-L-E-S-T-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de molestar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mloestas,mmolestas,moelstas,molesats,molesstas,molestass,molestsa,molesttas,moletsas,mollestas,molsetas,omlestas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for molestas

Misspelling Variants of "molestas"

mloestas8mmolestas9moelstas8molesats8molesstas9molestass9molestsa8molesttas9
Misspelling Variants of "molestas"

Frequency rank: #19,497 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "molestas"?
"molestas" is spelled M-O-L-E-S-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈlest̪as].
What does "molestas" mean?
As a verb, "molestas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de molestar.
What words are commonly confused with "molestas"?
"molestas" is commonly confused with "molesto", "muletas", "molestia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "molestas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "molestas" is [moˈlest̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "molestas" come from?
"molestas" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.