percent

/pərˈsɛnt/

Syllables per·cent

Stress per-CENT

Phonics Breakdown

per

/pər/

r控元音

cent

/sɛnt/

soft c

Meaning

a rate or number per hundred

Sound Reference

💡

per=/pər/(person) + cent=/sɛnt/(cent)

Example

Only ten percent of the students passed the test.