How to Pronounce "percentile"
word
pɝˈsɛnˌtaɪɫ
per-SEN-tyl
pəsˈɛntaɪl
puh-SEN-tyl
Definition
A percentile is a number that tells you how a particular value compares to all other values in a group, showing the percentage of scores that are below it.
IPA Transcription
American English
pɝˈsɛnˌtaɪɫ
British English
pəsˈɛntaɪl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
per-SEN-tyl
UK
puh-SEN-tyl
Listen in Context
Her height is in the 85th percentile for her age group.
If you are in the 60th percentile, you scored better than 60% of people.
The test results show he is below the 25th percentile.
Getting into the 99th percentile on that exam is really impressive!