Which to use
“molestar” is a verb and “molestias” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,759
- “molestar” frequency rank
- #12,008
- “molestias” frequency rank
- 19767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestar | molestias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causar molestias o incomodidades de alguna clase. | Forma del plural de molestia. |
Where the eye mixes molestar and molestias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. molestar runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against molestias's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses molestar with molestias
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: molestar is [molesˈt̪aɾ] while molestias is [moˈlest̪jas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19767, 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]. molestias is at rank #12,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈlest̪jas].
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 19767, this pair ranks #262,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of molestar vs molestias
Shared letters: aelmost. Private to "molestar": r. Private to "molestias": i.
"molestar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "molestias" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molestar" for "molestias" ever safe?
Which is more common, "molestar" or "molestias"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "molestar" and "molestias" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "molestar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molestias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestar" and "molestias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "molestar 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 #262,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.