Which to use
“modestia” and “molestia” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,235
- “modestia” frequency rank
- #7,461
- “molestia” frequency rank
- 31696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modestia | molestia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Virtud que modera, templa y regula los actos externos, conteniendo al hombre en los límites de su estado, según lo conveniente a él. | Incomodidad, fatiga. |
Where the eye mixes modestia and molestia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. modestia and molestia follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: modestia vs molestia
A purely visual mix-up. modestia ([moˈð̞est̪ja]) and molestia ([moˈlest̪ja]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “modestia” becomes l in “molestia”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modestia is recorded at frequency rank #24,235, classified as anoun, pronounced [moˈð̞est̪ja]. molestia is at rank #7,461, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈlest̪ja].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31696, this pair ranks #205,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modestia vs molestia
Shared letters: aeimost. Private to "modestia": d. Private to "molestia": l.
"modestia" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "molestia" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modestia" for "molestia" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "modestia" and "molestia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modestia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molestia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modestia" and "molestia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modestia vs modestos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #205,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.