ascensor

[asẽnˈsoɾ]

/[asẽnˈsoɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“ascensor” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,070
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aparato de elevación de movimiento discontinuo dotado de una cabina en cuyo interior las personas ascienden o descienden distribuyéndose a diferentes alturas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ascensor · ascensor · Spanish

ascensor · rank #9,070 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,070
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH armario

Nearest frequency peer: armario (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ascensor”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ascensor” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ascensor vs asesor
75% similar
ascensor vs ascensos
88% similar
ascensor vs ascensores
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ascensor
PropertyValue
Headwordascensor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[asẽnˈsoɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,070
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ascensor”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ascensorcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “armario” (#9,069), “asignado” (#9,071), “AMLO” (#9,068). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ascensor” va en #9,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ascensor (IPA [asẽnˈsoɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,070 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ascensor, with forms such as "acsensor", "asccensor", and "ascennsor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "asesor", "ascensos", "ascensores", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ascensor, spelled A-S-C-E-N-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aparato de elevación de movimiento discontinuo dotado de una cabina en cuyo interior las personas ascienden o descienden distribuyéndose a diferentes alturas.
  2. 2
    Montacargas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. No subiré por las escaleras, usaré el ascensor.

Synonyms

elevador

This word in other languages

elevator(English)ascenseur(Français)Aufzug(Deutsch)elevador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acsensor
  • asccensor
  • ascennsor
  • ascenosr
  • ascensorr
  • ascensro
  • ascenssor
  • ascesnor
  • ascnesor
  • asecnsor
  • asscensor
  • assensor
  • sacensor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ascensor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acsensor2asccensor1ascennsor1ascenosr2ascensorr1ascensro2ascenssor1ascesnor2
Edit distance from "ascensor"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ascensor"?
"ascensor" is spelled A-S-C-E-N-S-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [asẽnˈsoɾ].
What does "ascensor" mean?
As a noun, "ascensor" means: Aparato de elevación de movimiento discontinuo dotado de una cabina en cuyo interior las personas ascienden o descienden distribuyéndose a diferentes alturas.
What words are commonly confused with "ascensor"?
"ascensor" is commonly confused with "asesor", "ascensos", "ascensores". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ascensor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ascensor" is [asẽnˈsoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ascensor" come from?
"ascensor" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

asignado#9,071aumentos#9,073cirujano#9,085tratarse#9,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

accesorios13 variantsturística13 variantsSingapur13 variantsdramático13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list