# decadent vs decades

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### decadent
*adjective · IPA /ˈdɛkədənt/ · frequency rank #27,423*
Characterized by moral or cultural decline.

### decades
*noun · IPA /ˈdɛkeɪdz/ · frequency rank #2,572*
plural of decade.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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