How many syllables in percentage?

There are 3 syllables in the word percentage.

Divide percentage into syllables:

percentage (noun):: a part of a whole expressed in hundredths; a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred).

absentee rate

chance

occupancy rate

odds

part

pct

per centum

percent

portion

possibility

probability

proportion

unemployment rate

vacancy rate

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