# dexter

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɛks.tə/ · frequency rank #12,957

## Definitions
1. Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dexter (“right”).

## Easily confused with
- **dieter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dexter-vs-dieter)
- **duster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dexter-vs-duster)
- **deer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deer-vs-dexter)
- **deter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deter-vs-dexter)
- **defer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defer-vs-dexter)
- **deeper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeper-vs-dexter)
- **Denver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denver-vs-dexter)
- **dealer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealer-vs-dexter)
- **decker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decker-vs-dexter)
- **debtor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debtor-vs-dexter)
- **dented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dented-vs-dexter)
- **denier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denier-vs-dexter)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddexter`, `detxer`, `dexetr`, `dexterr`, `dextre`, `dextter`, `dexxter`, `dxeter`, `edxter`

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