molestaríavsmolestaronConfusable pair

Which to use

“molestaría” and “molestaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,300
“molestaría” frequency rank
#44,874
“molestaron” frequency rank
74174
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature molestaría molestaron
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de molestar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de molestar.

Where the eye mixes molestaría and molestaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. molestaría (CVCVCCVCVV) and molestaron (CVCVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
molestaría
10 ch
molestaron

Look-alike desk: molestaría vs molestaron

A purely visual mix-up. molestaría ([molest̪aˈɾia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

molestaría is recorded at frequency rank #29,300, classified as averb, pronounced [molest̪aˈɾia]. 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 74174, this pair ranks #21,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of molestaría vs molestaron

Shared letters: aelmorst. Private to "molestaría": í. Private to "molestaron": n.

"molestaría" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV  ·  "molestaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • molestaron ← mloestaron · mmolestaron · moelstaron · molesatron · molesstaron · molestaorn · molestarno · molestaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "molestaría" and "molestaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([molest̪aˈɾia] versus [molesˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "molestaría" or "molestaron"?
"molestaría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,300 in our Spanish list, against #44,874 for "molestaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "molestaría" and "molestaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "molestaría" 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 #21,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "molestaría" 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 #21,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list