English–Spanish
“percentage” in Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/poɾθenˈtaxe/
Example
El porcentaje de personas que hablan inglés es bajo.
The percentage of people who speak English is low.
How to say “percentage” in Spanish
“Percentage” in Spanish is porcentaje.
Part of a whole expressed per hundred.
Example sentences with porcentaje
El porcentaje de descuento ya está aplicado al precio.
The discount rate has already been applied to the price.
Tips for using porcentaje
- Spanish normally uses el porcentaje de + noun to show what the percentage refers to, while 'por ciento' follows a numeral (veinte por ciento or 20%).
Other Spanish words for “percentage”
Observamos una disminución porcentual en las ventas.
We observed a percentage decrease in sales.