# destro

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɛʃ.tɾu/ · frequency rank #40,088

## Definitions
1. do lado direito
2. que tem mais habilidade com a mão direita
3. hábil
4. astuto

## Easily confused with
- **disto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/destro-vs-disto)
- **desvio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/destro-vs-desvio)
- **desuso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/destro-vs-desuso)
- **destroy** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/destro-vs-destroy)
- **deste** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/deste-vs-destro)
- **desta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desta-vs-destro)
- **dentro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dentro-vs-destro)
- **desejo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desejo-vs-destro)
- **desire** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desire-vs-destro)
- **destino** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/destino-vs-destro)
- **deserto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/deserto-vs-destro)
- **desterro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desterro-vs-destro)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddestro`, `desrto`, `desstro`, `destor`, `destrro`, `desttro`, `detsro`, `dsetro`, `edstro`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/destro