Which to use
“molestar” and “molestaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,759
- “molestar” frequency rank
- #29,300
- “molestaría” frequency rank
- 37059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestar | molestaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causar molestias o incomodidades de alguna clase. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de molestar. |
Where the eye mixes molestar and molestaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. molestar runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against molestaría's 10 (CVCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between molestar and molestaría
A purely visual mix-up. molestar ([molesˈt̪aɾ]) and molestaría ([molest̪aˈɾia]) 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) - “molestar” sits inside “molestaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molestar is recorded at frequency rank #7,759, classified as averb, pronounced [molesˈt̪aɾ]. molestaría is at rank #29,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [molest̪aˈɾia].
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 37059, this pair ranks #177,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molestar vs molestaría
Shared letters: aelmorst. Private to "molestar": -. Private to "molestaría": í.
"molestar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "molestaría" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- molestar ← mloestar · mmolestar · moelstar · molesatr · molesstar · molestarr · molestra · molesttar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molestar" for "molestaría" ever safe?
Frequency check: "molestar" vs "molestaría" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "molestar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molestaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestar" and "molestaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "molestaría 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 #177,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.