What is the Spanish word for "percent"?

Learn how to say "percent" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

percent

Spanish

porcentaje

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Alternative translations of "percent"

por ciento

Examples of how to use "percent" in Spanish

English
What percent of the students passed?
Spanish
¿Qué porcentaje de los estudiantes aprobó?
English
Ten percent of the class passed the test.
Spanish
El diez por ciento de la clase aprobó el examen.
English
She increased the price by five percent.
Spanish
Ella aumentó el precio en un cinco por ciento.
English
What percent of the pie did you eat?
Spanish
¿Qué porcentaje de la tarta comiste?
English
Interest rates rose by two percent today.
Spanish
Las tasas de interés subieron en un dos por ciento hoy.

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