percentage

/pərˈsɛntɪdʒ/

Syllables per·cent·age

Stress per-CENT-age

Phonics Breakdown

per

/pər/

er schwa

cent

/sɛnt/

short e

age

/ɪdʒ/

soft g

Meaning

a rate or portion expressed per hundred

Sound Reference

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per=/pər/(perhaps) + cent=/sɛnt/(cent) + age=/ɪdʒ/(village)

Example

What percentage of students passed the exam?