Hespérides
\ɛs.pe.ʁid\
The verdict
“Hespérides” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nymphes du Couchant, filles d’Atlas et d’Hespéris.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hespérides |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.pe.ʁid\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hespérides” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hespérides is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɛs.pe.ʁid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nymphes du Couchant, filles d’Atlas et d’Hespéris.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hespérides, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Hespérides, spelled H-E-S-P-É-R-I-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nymphes du Couchant, filles d’Atlas et d’Hespéris.
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 “Hespérides”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-E-S-P-É-R-I-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛs.pe.ʁid\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.