molesto
Spanish, adjective
molesto is spelled M-O-L-E-S-T-O (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,594th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Molesto is a Spanish adjective meaning “annoyed, vexed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of molestar. With an accent, molestó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of molestar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que causa molestia”.
What does molesto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
annoyed, vexed
- 2
annoying, obtrusive
- 3
uncomfortable
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of molestar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of molestar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que causa molestia. 2. Incómodo. 3. Que fatiga o desazona. 4. Enojado, disgustado
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of molesto
- molesta feminine
- molestos masculine plural
- molestas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to molesto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is molesto in Spanish?
molesto appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).