ascendência
/ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/
The verdict
“ascendência” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #24,526 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,526
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - conjunto de antepassados de uma pessoa
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ascendência |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #24,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ascendência” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ascendência is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,526 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ascendência, with forms such as "acsendência", "asccendência", and "ascednência". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ascendência, spelled A-S-C-E-N-D-Ê-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1conjunto de antepassados de uma pessoa
- 2influência, liderança
- 3ação de ascender
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acsendência,asccendência,ascednência,ascenddência,ascendnêcia,ascendêcnia,ascendêncai,ascendênccia,ascendênica,ascendênncia,ascenndência,ascenêdncia,ascnedência,asecndência,asscendência,sacendência
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ascendência - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ascendência”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-S-C-E-N-D-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.