Which to use
“molestado” and “molestaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,318
- “molestado” frequency rank
- #44,874
- “molestaron” frequency rank
- 63192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestado | molestaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de molestar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de molestar. |
Where the eye mixes molestado and molestaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. molestado runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against molestaron's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between molestado and molestaron
A purely visual mix-up. molestado ([molesˈt̪að̞o]) and molestaron ([molesˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 63192, 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]. molestaron is at rank #44,874, tagged as averb, pronounced [molesˈt̪aɾõn].
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 63192, this pair ranks #49,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of molestado vs molestaron
Shared letters: aelmost. Private to "molestado": d. Private to "molestaron": nr.
"molestado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "molestaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- molestado ← mloestado · mmolestado · moelstado · molesatdo · molesstado · molestaddo · molestaod · molestdao
- molestaron ← mloestaron · mmolestaron · moelstaron · molesatron · molesstaron · molestaorn · molestarno · molestaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "molestado" and "molestaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "molestado" vs "molestaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "molestado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molestaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestado" and "molestaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "molestaron vs molestarse". 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 #49,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.