Ascension Island
/əˈsɛnʃən ˌaɪ̯lənd/
"ascension-island" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ascension Island” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An island and constituent part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ascension Island |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /əˈsɛnʃən ˌaɪ̯lənd/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ascension Island” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Ascension Island is 16 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈsɛnʃən ˌaɪ̯lənd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An island and constituent part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in the South Atlantic Ocean.".
Ascension Island has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From its discovery on Ascension Day in the year 1503 CE. The correct English form is Ascension Island, spelled A-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N- -I-S-L-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1An island and constituent part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Etymology
From its discovery on Ascension Day in the year 1503 CE.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ascension Island”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N- -I-S-L-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈsɛnʃən ˌaɪ̯lənd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.