Which to use
“molestan” and “molestaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,650
- “molestan” frequency rank
- #44,874
- “molestaron” frequency rank
- 57524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestan | molestaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de molestar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de molestar. |
Where the eye mixes molestan and molestaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. molestan runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against molestaron's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses molestan with molestaron
A purely visual mix-up. molestan ([moˈlest̪ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57524, 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]. 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 57524, this pair ranks #70,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of molestan vs molestaron
Shared letters: aelmnost. Private to "molestan": -. Private to "molestaron": r.
"molestan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "molestaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- molestan ← mloestan · mmolestan · moelstan · molesatn · molesstan · molestann · molestna · molesttan
- molestaron ← mloestaron · mmolestaron · moelstaron · molesatron · molesstaron · molestaorn · molestarno · molestaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "molestan" and "molestaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "molestan" or "molestaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "molestan" and "molestaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "molestan" 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 #70,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestan" 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 #70,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.