# desejo vs destro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desejo
*noun · IPA /dɨ.ˈzaj.ʒu/ · frequency rank #1,189*
aquilo que se deseja

### destro
*adjective · IPA /ˈdɛʃ.tɾu/ · frequency rank #40,088*
do lado direito

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