dextrous
adjective
dextrous is spelled D-E-X-T-R-O-U-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dextrous means “Alternative spelling of dexterous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dextrous?
| Letters | 8: D-E-X-T-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dextrous?
Dextrous appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dextrous?
- US
Dextrous has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dextrous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dextrous
- more dextrous comparative
- most dextrous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dextrous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKAlternative spelling of dexterous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dextrous come from?
See dexterous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).