Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hesper

/hˈɛspɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: hes-per
IPA: /hˈɛspɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Hesperus, the evening star

Example Sentences

"Anna likened you to Phosphor, the morning star, and herself to Hesper, the mortal star of evening, and when I told her those twin stars were one and the same, and not a star at all but the planet Venus […]"

Rhymes With

esper vesper desper

Questions

How do you pronounce hesper?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛspɚ/.
What does hesper mean?: Hesperus, the evening star

How to pronounce hesper

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