how to pronounce dekade

/deˈkaːdə/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of dekade is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

dekade is pronounced in three syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of dekade

1.

2.

aː

3. example pitch curve for pronunciation of dekade

test your pronunciation of dekade

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of dekade

video examples of dekade pronunciation

An example use of dekade in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… eine dekade bis 2030 um globale die …”

meanings of dekade

noun:

Decade (ten years).
Ten days; a third of a month.

dekade frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dekade occurs in german on average 1.7 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.