how to pronounce decade

/dɛˈkɛɪd/

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decade is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of decade in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it's been over a decade since we've had …”

meaning of decade

A decade is a period of ten years.

decade frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word decade occurs in english on average 32 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.