decad
/ˈdɛkæd/noun
decad is spelled D-E-C-A-D: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decad means “A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decad is decads.
How many letters and syllables are in decad?
| Letters | 5: D-E-C-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is decad?
Decad appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce decad?
- /ˈdɛkæd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of decad
- decads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicArchaic form of decade (“period of ten years”).
- 2
archaicArchaic form of decade (“group of ten”).
- 3
A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decad come from?
Doublet of decade and dekad. By surface analysis, dec- + -ad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).