assunção
Portuguese, noun/a.sũˈsɐ̃w̃/
assunção is spelled A-S-S-U-N-Ç-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,452nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Assunção is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “assumption (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de assumir”.
What does assunção mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineassumption (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
- 2
feminineassumption (taking of a person up into heaven)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de assumir 2. elevação a uma dignidade superior 3. subida ao céu de Maria, depois de sua morte 4. comemoração desse evento pela Igreja Católica, no dia 15 de agosto, e sua representação em quadros, imagens, etc.
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba 2. capital do Paraguai 3. província do Peru 4. freguesia no concelho de Arronches em Portugal
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 assunção
- assunções plural
- assumpção alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce assunção?
- Brazil /a.sũˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [a.sũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɐ.sũˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to assunção
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is assunção in Portuguese?
assunção appears 7.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).