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Term: decades

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "decades": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. decades

decades

Definitions

Noun

  1. A period of 10 years
  2. The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "decades".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 decades 2 34

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "decades".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 decides 2 12
2 divides 2 6
3 david's 2 4
4 adenoids 3 0
5 davids 2 0
6 decade's 2 0
7 decodes 2 0
8 deford's 2 0
9 deludes 2 0
10 derides 2 0
11 dillard's 2 0
12 doodads 2 0
13 druids 2 0
14 edmands 2 0
15 edmonds 2 0
16 edmunds 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "decades".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 decade 2 46
2 decide 2 40
3 decides 2 12
4 declares 2 11
5 decadent 3 2
6 eades 1 1
7 evades 2 1
8 decays 2 1
9 decade's 2 0
10 decadents 3 0
11 decodes 2 0
12 degrades 2 0
13 decoders 3 0
14 dreads 1 0
15 decode 2 0
16 decals 2 0
17 deader 2 0
18 deaden 2 0
19 cadres 2 0
20 cadets 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "decades" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 decades of 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "decades" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 recent decades 2 6
2 for decades 1 6
3 few decades 1 4
4 following decades 3 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "decades" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 recent 2 2
2 last 1 2
3 next 1 2
4 several 3 2
5 following 3 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "decades".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 decides 2 12
2 decodes 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 16

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 1

Words that Precede: 4

Statistically Associated: 5

Consonant Matches: 2

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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Decades-long case of mistaken identity leads to man losing his license
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Photos: Syracuse Views Through the Decades
May 13, 2026 Syracuse University Today

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