Hesperides
/hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/
"hesperides" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hesperides” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden filled with trees that grew golden apples in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas Mountains in North Africa at the edge of t...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hesperides |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hesperides” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hesperides is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Hesperides in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Hesperides, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερίδες (Hesperídes). The correct English form is Hesperides, spelled H-E-S-P-E-R-I-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden filled with trees that grew golden apples in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas Mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus; they are said to be the daughters of Hesperus.
- 2The garden of the Hesperides.
- 3A paradisaical land of plenty, especially one in the far West.
Etymology
From Latin Hesperides, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερίδες (Hesperídes).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hesperides”
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- The one correct English spelling is H-E-S-P-E-R-I-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.