vesper

/ˈvɛspɚ/

//ˈvɛspɚ// noun

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"vesper" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vesper” is uncommon English (frequency #56,516 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,516
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vesper · vesper · English

vesper · rank #56,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,516
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH VFR

Nearest frequency peer: VFR (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “vesper”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “vesper” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vesper
PropertyValue
Headwordvesper
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɛspɚ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “vesper” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).vesperfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “VFR” (#56,517), “ventriloquist” (#56,514), “vig” (#56,519). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vesper” is #56,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vesper is uncommon English at frequency #56,516 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɛspɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vesper, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”). The correct English form is vesper, spelled V-E-S-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
  2. 2
    The evening.
  3. 3
    A vesper martini.
  4. 4
    A vesper bat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vesper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, / It perch'd for vespers nine; Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, / Glimmered the white Moon-shine.
  2. Almost all vespers are insect catchers.

Etymology

From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vesper"?
"vesper" is spelled V-E-S-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɛspɚ/.
What does "vesper" mean?
As a noun, "vesper" means: The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
How do you pronounce "vesper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vesper" is /ˈvɛspɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "vesper"?
From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vesper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list