ascendente

/ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/

//ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ// adj

The verdict

“ascendente” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,444. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,444
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que ascende; que se eleva

Corpus desk

Index PT-ascendente · ascendente · Portuguese

ascendente · rank #13,444 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,444
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH astronauta

Nearest frequency peer: astronauta (+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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ascendente”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ascendente” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ascendente
PropertyValue
Headwordascendente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,444
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ascendente”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ascendentecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “astronauta” (#13,445), “arrastar” (#13,442), “apreciação” (#13,437). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ascendente” fica em #13,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ascendente (IPA /ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,444 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ascendente, with forms such as "acsendente", "asccendente", and "ascednente". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ascendente, spelled A-S-C-E-N-D-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que ascende; que se eleva
  2. 2
    que aumenta; que cresce
  3. 3
    em caminhos de ferro, diz-se de tudo que vem ou está do lado onde começa a linha férrea

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. pistas ascendentes da Anchieta e da Imigrantes

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acsendente
  • asccendente
  • ascednente
  • ascenddente
  • ascendenet
  • ascendennte
  • ascendentte
  • ascendetne
  • ascendnete
  • ascenednte
  • ascenndente
  • ascnedente
  • asecndente
  • asscendente
  • sacendente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ascendente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acsendente2asccendente1ascednente2ascenddente1ascendenet2ascendennte1ascendentte1ascendetne2
Edit distance from "ascendente"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ascendente"?
"ascendente" is spelled A-S-C-E-N-D-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/.
What does "ascendente" mean?
As an adjective, "ascendente" means: que ascende; que se eleva
What are common misspellings of "ascendente"?
Common misspellings include "acsendente", "asccendente", "ascednente", "ascenddente", "ascendenet". The correct spelling is "ascendente".
How do you pronounce "ascendente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ascendente" is /ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ascendente" come from?
"ascendente" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list