English–German

“percent” in German

German

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁoˈtsɛnt/

Example

Er bekommt zwanzig Prozent Rabatt.

He gets twenty percent off.

Illustration for Prozent (percent)

How to say “percent” in German

“Percent” in German is Prozent.

A whole is viewed as a grid of 100 equal parts, and Prozent names the marked share.

Full entry for Prozent: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with Prozent

Die Umfrage zeigte, dass nur fünf Prozent der Teilnehmer zustimmen.

The survey showed that only five percent of the participants agreed.

Tips for using Prozent

  • Prozent expresses a relative share, whereas Prozentpunkt measures the direct difference between two percentage values.

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