Which to use
“molestan” and “molestando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,650
- “molestan” frequency rank
- #21,075
- “molestando” frequency rank
- 33725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestan | molestando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de molestar. | Gerundio de molestar. |
Where the eye mixes molestan and molestando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. molestan runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against molestando's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: molestan vs molestando
A purely visual mix-up. molestan ([moˈlest̪ãn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “molestan” sits inside “molestando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molestan is recorded at frequency rank #12,650, classified as averb, pronounced [moˈlest̪ãn]. 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 33725, this pair ranks #195,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molestan vs molestando
Shared letters: aelmnost. Private to "molestan": -. Private to "molestando": d.
"molestan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "molestando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- molestan ← mloestan · mmolestan · moelstan · molesatn · molesstan · molestann · molestna · molesttan
- molestando ← mloestando · mmolestando · moelstando · molesatndo · molesstando · molestadno · molestanddo · molestanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molestan" for "molestando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "molestan" vs "molestando" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "molestan" 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 #195,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestan" and "molestando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "molestan 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 #195,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.