Ascension

[əˈsɛnʃn̩]

/[əˈsɛnʃn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Ascension” is uncommon German (frequency #95,273 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,273
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insel im südlichen Atlantik (britisches Überseegebiet)

Corpus desk

Index DE-ascension · Ascension · German

Ascension · rank #95,273 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,273
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH arx

Nearest frequency peer: arx (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ascension“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ascension“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ascension
PropertyValue
HeadwordAscension
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[əˈsɛnʃn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ascension“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ascensionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „arx“ (#95,272), „Ascot“ (#95,274), „Astrachan“ (#95,275). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ascension“ bei #95,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ascension is uncommon German at frequency #95,273 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [əˈsɛnʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insel im südlichen Atlantik (britisches Überseegebiet)".

Zero misspellings are on record for Ascension in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ascension, spelled A-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insel im südlichen Atlantik (britisches Überseegebiet)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ascension appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Große Teile Ascensions sind Ödland aus erkalteter Lava.
  2. „Auf Ascension lebte nie eine eingeborene Bevölkerung.“

Synonyms

Himmelfahrtsinsel

This word in other languages

Ascension Island(English)Ascensão(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ascension"?
"Ascension" is spelled A-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈsɛnʃn̩].
What does "Ascension" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ascension" means: Insel im südlichen Atlantik (britisches Überseegebiet)
How do you pronounce "Ascension"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ascension" is [əˈsɛnʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ascension" come from?
"Ascension" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ascension", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Astrachan#95,275Armeniens#95,269Aufsatzes#95,284aufstehst#95,286

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list