percentage

/pəˈsɛn.tɪd͡ʒ/

//pəˈsɛn.tɪd͡ʒ// noun

The verdict

“percentage” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porcentaje.

Corpus desk

Index ES-percentage · percentage · Spanish

percentage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for percentage
PropertyValue
Headwordpercentage
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pəˈsɛn.tɪd͡ʒ/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “percentage” en español

percentagequeda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

percentage is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈsɛn.tɪd͡ʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Porcentaje.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for percentage, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is percentage, spelled P-E-R-C-E-N-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porcentaje.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "percentage"?
"percentage" is spelled P-E-R-C-E-N-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈsɛn.tɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "percentage" mean?
As a noun, "percentage" means: Porcentaje.
How do you pronounce "percentage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "percentage" is /pəˈsɛn.tɪd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "percentage" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list