porcentaje

[poɾsẽn̪ˈt̪axe]

/[poɾsẽn̪ˈt̪axe]/ noun

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The verdict

“porcentaje” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,795
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proporción de una cantidad respecto a otra divida en cien partes

Corpus desk

Index ES-porcentaje · porcentaje · Spanish

porcentaje · rank #2,795 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,795
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH ponga

Nearest frequency peer: ponga (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “porcentaje”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “porcentaje” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

porcentaje vs porcentajes
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for porcentaje
PropertyValue
Headwordporcentaje
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poɾsẽn̪ˈt̪axe]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,795
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “porcentaje”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).porcentajecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ponga” (#2,794), “posterior” (#2,796), “pleno” (#2,793). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “porcentaje” va en #2,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around porcentaje (IPA [poɾsẽn̪ˈt̪axe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,795 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Proporción de una cantidad respecto a otra divida en cien partes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for porcentaje, with forms such as "oprcentaje", "pocrentaje", and "porccentaje". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "porcentajes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is porcentaje, spelled P-O-R-C-E-N-T-A-J-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proporción de una cantidad respecto a otra divida en cien partes

This word in other languages

percentage(English)pourcentage(Français)Prozentsatz(Deutsch)percentagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprcentaje
  • pocrentaje
  • porccentaje
  • porcenatje
  • porcenntaje
  • porcentaej
  • porcentajje
  • porcentjae
  • porcenttaje
  • porcetnaje
  • porcnetaje
  • porecntaje
  • porrcentaje
  • porsentaje
  • pporcentaje
  • procentaje

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of porcentaje - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oprcentaje2pocrentaje2porccentaje1porcenatje2porcenntaje1porcentaej2porcentajje1porcentjae2
Edit distance from "porcentaje"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "porcentaje"?
"porcentaje" is spelled P-O-R-C-E-N-T-A-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [poɾsẽn̪ˈt̪axe].
What does "porcentaje" mean?
As a noun, "porcentaje" means: Proporción de una cantidad respecto a otra divida en cien partes
What words are commonly confused with "porcentaje"?
"porcentaje" is commonly confused with "porcentajes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "porcentaje"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porcentaje" is [poɾsẽn̪ˈt̪axe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porcentaje" come from?
"porcentaje" is a Spanish 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "porcentaje", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exteriores#2,775conseguido#2,816escritores#2,771deberíamos#2,822

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

encontraba16 variantsaprobación16 variantsempresarios16 variantscooperación16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list