# decades

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɛkeɪdz/ · frequency rank #2,572

## Definitions
1. plural of decade.

## Easily confused with
- **decide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decide)
- **decode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decode)
- **decals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decals)
- **decays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decays)
- **decided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decided)
- **decides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decides)
- **decrees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decrees)
- **decider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decider)
- **decayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decayed)
- **decoder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decoder)
- **decade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decade-vs-decades)
- **decadent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decadent-vs-decades)

## Common misspellings (10)
`dceades`, `ddecades`, `deacdes`, `decaddes`, `decadess`, `decadse`, `decaeds`, `deccades`, `decdaes`, `edcades`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/decades