Which to use
“molesta” is a verb and “muleta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,459
- “molesta” frequency rank
- #37,738
- “muleta” frequency rank
- 40197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molesta | muleta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de molestar. | Apoyo para el cuerpo humano diseñado con el propósito de asistir al caminar cuando una de las extremidades inferiores requiere soporte adicional durante el desplazamiento, comúnmente cuando el ser humano sufre algún tipo de incapacidad para caminar con alguna de estas. |
Where the eye mixes molesta and muleta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. molesta runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against muleta's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: molesta vs muleta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: molesta is [moˈlest̪a] while muleta is [muˈlet̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molesta is recorded at frequency rank #2,459, classified as averb, pronounced [moˈlest̪a]. muleta is at rank #37,738, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muˈlet̪a].
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 40197, this pair ranks #160,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molesta vs muleta
Shared letters: aelmt. Private to "molesta": os. Private to "muleta": u.
"molesta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "muleta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molesta" for "muleta" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "molesta" or "muleta" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "molesta" and "muleta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "molesta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muleta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molesta" and "muleta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mulato vs muleta". 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 #160,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.