dextrorotatory
"dextrorotatory" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dextrorotatory” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dextrorotatory · dextrorotatory · English
dextrorotatory · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dextrorotatory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dextrorotatory” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dextrorotatory is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dextrorotatory in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dextro- + rotatory. The correct English form is dextrorotatory, spelled D-E-X-T-R-O-R-O-T-A-T-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dextrorotatory appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dexibuprofen is the active dextrorotatory enantiomer of ibuprofen.
Etymology
From dextro- + rotatory.
Antonyms
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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.