ascensional
Portuguese, adjective/a.sẽ.si.oˈnaw/
ascensional is spelled A-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N-A-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese, the 161,170th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ascensional is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “ascending; that ascends; characterised by ascension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a ascensão”.
What does ascensional mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineascending; that ascends; characterised by ascension
- 2
femininemasculinerelating to the Ascension
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a ascensão 2. relativo à Ascensão (Quinta-Feira da Ascensão ou Domingo da Ascensão)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ascensional
- ascensionais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ascensional?
- Brazil /a.sẽ.si.oˈnaw/
- Brazil [a.sẽ.si.oˈnaʊ̯]
- Brazil /a.sẽ.sjoˈnaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ascensional in Portuguese?
ascensional appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).