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“molestas” and “molesten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,497
- “molestas” frequency rank
- #26,151
- “molesten” frequency rank
- 45648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestas | molesten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de molestar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de molestar. |
Where the eye mixes molestas and molesten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. molestas and molesten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: molestas vs molesten
A purely visual mix-up. molestas ([moˈlest̪as]) and molesten ([moˈlest̪ẽn]) 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 45648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molestas is recorded at frequency rank #19,497, classified as averb, pronounced [moˈlest̪as]. molesten is at rank #26,151, tagged as averb, pronounced [moˈlest̪ẽn].
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 45648, this pair ranks #130,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molestas vs molesten
Shared letters: elmost. Private to "molestas": a. Private to "molesten": n.
"molestas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "molesten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "molestas" and "molesten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "molestas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molesten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestas" and "molesten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "molestarse vs molestas". 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 #130,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.