Which to use
“molestado” is a verb and “molesto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,318
- “molestado” frequency rank
- #5,638
- “molesto” frequency rank
- 23956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestado | molesto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de molestar. | Que causa molestia. |
Where the eye mixes molestado and molesto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. molestado runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against molesto's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses molestado with molesto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: molestado is [molesˈt̪að̞o] while molesto is [moˈlest̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23956, 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]. molesto is at rank #5,638, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈlest̪o].
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 23956, this pair ranks #243,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molestado vs molesto
Shared letters: elmost. Private to "molestado": ad. Private to "molesto": -.
"molestado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "molesto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molestado" for "molesto" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "molestado" or "molesto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "molestado" and "molesto" 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 "molesto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestado" and "molesto" 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 #243,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.