How to pronounce decades
de·CADES
"decades" has 2 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: CADES.
- Sounds like
- deh-KAYDZ
- IPA (American)
- /dɛˈkeɪdz/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA
It can also be said
- DEK-aydz /ˈdɛkeɪdz/, with the stress on the first syllable
When a word has two stress patterns, the meaning can change too, as in a REC-ord and to re-CORD.
The audio buttons say the word once, the way your device's voice chooses to.