dextre

\dɛkstʁ\

/\dɛkstʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“dextre” is an uncommon French word, ranked #56,547 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#56,547
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est du côté droit.

Key facts for dextre
PropertyValue
Headworddextre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dɛkstʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dextre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dextre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for dextre is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dɛkstʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #56,547 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dextre in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dextre, spelled D-E-X-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est du côté droit.
  2. 2
    Se dit du côté droit de l’écu selon le point de vue du porteur de l'écu qui est derrière cet écu. Ce qui signifie, pour l’observateur en vis-à-vis, que la latéralité est inversée : c’est-à-dire que la dextre de l'écu est à la gauche de l’observateur. Comme pour bâbord et tribord, dextre et senestre ne changent pas suivant le point de vue, car c'est toujours un seul point de vue (celui du porteur ou celui de l'avancée du navire) qui sert de référence.
  3. 3
    Qui se déplace vers la droite, en parlant du décrochement d’une faille.
  4. 4
    Se dit d’un poisson plat dont les deux yeux sont sur le côté droit et dont la nage se fait le corps tourné sur la gauche.
  5. 5
    Qui s’enroule de gauche à droite, dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre, si bien que pour un gastéropode, si l'ouverture est tournée vers le bas, elle s'ouvre sur la droite.
  6. 6
    Adroit.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dextre"?
"dextre" is spelled D-E-X-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛkstʁ\.
What does "dextre" mean?
As an adjective, "dextre" means: Qui est du côté droit.
How do you pronounce "dextre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dextre" is \dɛkstʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dextre" come from?
"dextre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “dextre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-E-X-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɛkstʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list