Hesperides
/hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/noun
Hesperides is spelled H-E-S-P-E-R-I-D-E-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Hesperides means “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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Hesperides?
| Letters | 10: H-E-S-P-E-R-I-D-E-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Hesperides?
Hesperides appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Hesperides?
- /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-Hesperides.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Hesperides mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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 the encircling Oceanus; they are said to be the daughters of Hesperus.
- 2
The garden of the Hesperides.
- 3
A paradisaical land of plenty, especially one in the far West.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hesperides in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a group of nymphs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Hespérides |
| German | Hesperiden |
| Spanish | Hespérides |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Hesperides come from?
From Latin Hesperides, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερίδες (Hesperídes).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).