# desterro vs destro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desterro
*noun · IPA /des.ˈte.χu/ · frequency rank #43,381*
ato ou efeito de desterrar; desterramento

### 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/desterro-vs-destro