ascese

/ɐʃ.ˈsɛ.zɨ/

//ɐʃ.ˈsɛ.zɨ// noun

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The verdict

“ascese” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,427 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,427
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prática de devoção e meditação religiosa

Key facts for ascese
PropertyValue
Headwordascese
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐʃ.ˈsɛ.zɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ascese” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ascese lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ascese is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,427 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐʃ.ˈsɛ.zɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "prática de devoção e meditação religiosa".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ascese, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ascese, spelled A-S-C-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    prática de devoção e meditação religiosa

This word in other languages

asceticism(English)ascetismo(Español)ascèse(Français)Askese(Deutsch)

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 "ascese"?
"ascese" is spelled A-S-C-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐʃ.ˈsɛ.zɨ/.
What does "ascese" mean?
As a noun, "ascese" means: prática de devoção e meditação religiosa
How do you pronounce "ascese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ascese" is /ɐʃ.ˈsɛ.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ascese" come from?
"ascese" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ascese”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-S-C-E-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐʃ.ˈsɛ.zɨ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list