Which to use
“molestado” and “molestando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,318
- “molestado” frequency rank
- #21,075
- “molestando” frequency rank
- 39393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestado | molestando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de molestar. | Gerundio de molestar. |
Where the eye mixes molestado and molestando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. molestado runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against molestando's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: molestado vs molestando
A purely visual mix-up. molestado ([molesˈt̪að̞o]) and molestando ([molesˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molestado is recorded at frequency rank #18,318, classified as averb, pronounced [molesˈt̪að̞o]. molestando is at rank #21,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [molesˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 39393, this pair ranks #164,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molestado vs molestando
Shared letters: adelmost. Private to "molestado": -. Private to "molestando": n.
"molestado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "molestando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- molestado ← mloestado · mmolestado · moelstado · molesatdo · molesstado · molestaddo · molestaod · molestdao
- molestando ← mloestando · mmolestando · moelstando · molesatndo · molesstando · molestadno · molestanddo · molestanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molestado" for "molestando" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "molestado" or "molestando" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "molestado" and "molestando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "molestado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molestando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestado" and "molestando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "molestado vs molestaron". 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 #164,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.