Which to use
“molestan” and “molestas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,650
- “molestan” frequency rank
- #19,497
- “molestas” frequency rank
- 32147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestan | molestas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de molestar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de molestar. |
Where the eye mixes molestan and molestas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. molestan and molestas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: molestan vs molestas
A purely visual mix-up. molestan ([moˈlest̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “molestan” becomes s in “molestas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32147, 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]. 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 32147, this pair ranks #203,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molestan vs molestas
Shared letters: aelmost. Private to "molestan": n. Private to "molestas": -.
"molestan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "molestas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molestan" for "molestas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "molestan" vs "molestas" - 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 "molestan" 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 #203,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestan" and "molestas" 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 #203,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.