dextrogyre
\dɛks.tʁo.ʒiʁ\
The verdict
“dextrogyre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui tourne, qui incline vers la droite.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dextrogyre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dɛks.tʁo.ʒiʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dextrogyre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dextrogyre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dɛks.tʁo.ʒiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
dextrogyre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dextrogyre, spelled D-E-X-T-R-O-G-Y-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui tourne, qui incline vers la droite.
- 2Qualifie une écriture dont les traits vont vers la droite.
- 3Qualifie toute substance chimique et spécialement d’un stéréo-isomère faisant tourner vers la droite le plan de polarisation de la lumière.
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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.
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Using “dextrogyre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E-X-T-R-O-G-Y-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dɛks.tʁo.ʒiʁ\ (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.