# Hester

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɛstɚ/ · frequency rank #23,859

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Persian, of 17th century and later usage.

## Etymology
From the Latin form of Esther.

## Easily confused with
- **hunter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hunter)
- **hosted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hosted)
- **hotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hotter)
- **hitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hitter)
- **hostel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hostel)
- **Heston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-heston)
- **hipster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hipster)
- **holster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-holster)
- **hustler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hustler)
- **haste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haste-vs-hester)
- **hater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hester)
- **Hesse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hesse-vs-hester)
- **heated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heated-vs-hester)
- **header** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/header-vs-hester)
- **hector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hector-vs-hester)
- **heater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heater-vs-hester)
- **helper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helper-vs-hester)
- **healer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/healer-vs-hester)
- **heller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heller-vs-hester)
- **hasten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hasten-vs-hester)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ehster`, `hesetr`, `hesster`, `hesterr`, `hestre`, `hestter`, `hetser`, `hhester`, `hseter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hester