Standard Lemma guide

%

suffix · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /pəˈsɛnt/
  • US: /pɚˈsɛnt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛnt

1

suffix

Meaning 1

Suffix forming speedrunning categories requiring a given percentage to qualify.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • 100%
  • any%
  • low%

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

suffix

Meaning 2

Suffix forming speedrunning categories related to the suffixed element, or subject to constraints based on it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • P%
  • Gears%

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Back-formation from any% or low%, in which the “%” was a literal indicator of the percentage completion the player would achieve in order to qualify for the given leaderboard category. The suffix was then broadened to form category names in general, where the suffixed term specified some condition about the category, e.g. what score must be obtained, items used, etc., in order to qualify.