ascenso
Spanish, noun/asˈθenso/
ascenso is spelled A-S-C-E-N-S-O (7 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,078th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ascenso is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “promotion (in particular, a work promotion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de ascender o subir”.
What does ascenso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepromotion (in particular, a work promotion)
- 2
masculineascent
- 3
masculinerise
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de ascender o subir. 2. Acción o efecto de obtener un cargo, puesto o dignidad con mayor categoría, responsabilidad o remuneración que el cargo o dignidad que antes se tenía. 3. Cada paso, grado o etapa establecidos en una jerarquía, proceso o profesión.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ascenso
- ascensos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ascenso?
- /asˈθenso/
- [asˈθẽn.so]
- /aˈsenso/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ascenso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ascenso in Spanish?
ascenso appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).