How many syllables in percentage?
Syllables in percentage
3
per·cent·age
Percentage has three syllables. The stress falls on the second syllable.
How to say percentage
| Said as /pɚˈsɛntədʒ/ | 3 syllables, per-CENT-age · da-DUM-da |
|---|---|
| Said as /pɚˈsɛnədʒ/ | 3 syllables, per-CENT-age · da-DUM-da |
| Stress | Second syllable |
| Letters | 10 |
To count it yourself, say percentage slowly and listen for each vowel sound: per, cent, age. Each beat is one syllable.
Near rhymes with percentage
- appendage
- advantage
- vintage
- incentive
- disadvantage
- apprentice
- preventive
- attentive
- wreckage
- vantage
- inventive
- momentous
- placenta
- magenta
- vestige
- inattentive
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Questions
- How many syllables are in percentage?
- Percentage has three syllables.
- How do you divide percentage into syllables?
- Percentage divides as per-cent-age.
- Which syllable is stressed in percentage?
- The second syllable (per-CENT-age).