dextro-
French, prefix/dɛk.stʁo/
dextro- is spelled D-E-X-T-R-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written French, the 196,291st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dextro- is a French prefix meaning “dextro-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Préfixe exprimant la droite”.
What does dextro- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
dextro-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Test de glycémie capillaire réalisé sur un bébé peu de temps après sa naissance.
prefix: 1. Préfixe exprimant la droite.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce dextro-?
- /dɛk.stʁo/
- \dɛks.tʁo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dextro- in French?
dextro- appears about once in every 38 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).