point de pourcentage
\pwɛ̃ də puʁ.sɑ̃.taʒ\
The verdict
“point de pourcentage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unité de la différence de deux pourcentages calculée par la soustraction des deux valeurs indiquées en pour cent. Par exemple, la différence entre 20 % et 30 % est de 10 points de pourcentage, non ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | point de pourcentage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ də puʁ.sɑ̃.taʒ\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “point de pourcentage” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
point de pourcentage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ də puʁ.sɑ̃.taʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unité de la différence de deux pourcentages calculée par la soustraction des deux valeurs indiquées en pour cent. Par exemple, la différence entre 20 % et 30 % est de 10 points de pourcentage, non ...".
No misspelling variants are generated for point de pourcentage in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is point de pourcentage, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -P-O-U-R-C-E-N-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Unité de la différence de deux pourcentages calculée par la soustraction des deux valeurs indiquées en pour cent. Par exemple, la différence entre 20 % et 30 % est de 10 points de pourcentage, non pas de 10 %.
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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.
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Using “point de pourcentage”
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- The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-N-T- -D-E- -P-O-U-R-C-E-N-T-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pwɛ̃ də puʁ.sɑ̃.taʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.