ascend vs ascender

ascend is not a noun while ascender is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ascend	No	No	Yes	No
ascender	Yes	No	No	No

ascend (noun)	ascender (noun)
	(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
	a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
	someone who ascends

ascend (verb)	ascender (verb)
slope upwards
travel up
come up, of celestial bodies
go along towards (a river's) source
move to a better position in life or to a better job
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
become king or queen
go back in order of genealogical succession