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How do you say "percentage" in Spanish (Latin America)?
el porcentaje
In Spanish (Latin America), "percentage" is el porcentaje.
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Pronunciation
Aim for EHL pohr-sehn-TAH-heh when you say "el porcentaje," and don't soften the vowels the way English speakers tend to.
Grammar notes
el porcentaje is masculine. Its plural is porcentajes.
Example sentence
Un pequeño porcentaje de la clase estaba ausente.
A small percentage of the class was absent.
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How to remember el porcentaje
Connect it with how "porcentaje" looks almost like the English word "percentage" itself, since Spanish borrowed the same Latin root, so the meaning should stick fast.
Related words
- sixth el sexto
- seventh el séptimo
- eighth el octavo
- ninth el noveno
- tenth la décima
- pair la pareja
- quadruple el cuádruple
- fraction la fracción
- average el promedio
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Questions about el porcentaje
How do you pronounce el porcentaje?
Aim for EHL pohr-sehn-TAH-heh when you say "el porcentaje," and don't soften the vowels the way English speakers tend to.
Is el porcentaje masculine or feminine?
el porcentaje is masculine. el porcentaje is masculine. Its plural is porcentajes.
How is el porcentaje used in Spanish (Latin America)?
el porcentaje is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Un pequeño porcentaje de la clase estaba ausente. (A small percentage of the class was absent.).
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