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“molestado” and “molestas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,318
- “molestado” frequency rank
- #19,497
- “molestas” frequency rank
- 37815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestado | molestas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de molestar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de molestar. |
Where the eye mixes molestado and molestas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: molestado vs molestas
A purely visual mix-up. molestado ([molesˈt̪að̞o]) and molestas ([moˈlest̪as]) 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 37815, 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]. molestas is at rank #19,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [moˈlest̪as].
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 37815, this pair ranks #173,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molestado vs molestas
Shared letters: aelmost. Private to "molestado": d. Private to "molestas": -.
"molestado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "molestas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "molestado" and "molestas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "molestado" or "molestas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "molestado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molestas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestado" and "molestas" 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 #173,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.