ascension
/əˈsɛnʃən/noun
ascension is spelled A-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ascension means “The act of ascending; an ascent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ascension is ascensions.
How many letters and syllables are in ascension?
| Letters | 9: A-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ascension?
Ascension appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ascension?
- /əˈsɛnʃən/
Ascension has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-ascension.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ascension
- ascensions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ascension mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of ascending; an ascent.
The ascension of the hot-air balloon gave us a better view.
- 2
A transcendence of the material world; a transition to a higher form, state, or plane of existence.
- 3
That which rises, as from distillation.
- 4
The act or process of ceasing to be an incel, generally by losing one's virginity/having sex, or entering a romantic relationship.
“When I see how popular white guys are, I almost start to believe ascension is possible. But then I remember all of my other defects. Like the fact that I'm middle-aged”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ascension in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of ascending:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ascension |
| German | Aufstieg, Aufsteigen |
| Portuguese | ascensão |
| Spanish | ascensión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ascension come from?
From Middle English ascencioun, from Old French ascension, from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem (“ascent”). Displaced native Old English upfæreld.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).