Which to use
“molestas” is a verb and “muletas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,497
- “molestas” frequency rank
- #32,768
- “muletas” frequency rank
- 52265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molestas | muletas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de molestar. | Forma del plural de muleta. |
Where the eye mixes molestas and muletas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. molestas runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against muletas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: molestas vs muletas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: molestas is [moˈlest̪as] while muletas is [muˈlet̪as]. 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 52265, 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]. muletas is at rank #32,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muˈlet̪as].
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 52265, this pair ranks #93,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molestas vs muletas
Shared letters: aelmst. Private to "molestas": o. Private to "muletas": u.
"molestas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "muletas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molestas" for "muletas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "molestas" or "muletas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "molestas" and "muletas" 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 "muletas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molestas" and "muletas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mulatos vs muletas". 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 #93,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.