# percent

> English word · Adverb · IPA /pəˈsɛnt/ · frequency rank #974

## Definitions
1. For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).

## Etymology
From New Latin per centum (“by the hundred”).

## Easily confused with
- **perfect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/percent-vs-perfect)
- **pervert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/percent-vs-pervert)
- **parent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parent-vs-percent)

## Common misspellings (11)
`eprcent`, `pecrent`, `perccent`, `percennt`, `percentt`, `percetn`, `percnet`, `perecnt`, `perrcent`, `ppercent`, `precent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/percent