how to pronounce décadence

/de.ka.dɑ̃s/

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décadence is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of décadence in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… le déclin de la france la décadence il …”

meanings of décadence

noun:

Decadence.

décadence frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word décadence occurs in french on average 4.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.