How to pronounce "decade old" in English
de·ca·de·old
Hear native speakers say decade old in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “decade old”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
de
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ca
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
de
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
old
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "decade old" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "decade old is" sounds like "decade old-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "decade old" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“a few decade old low point, the future of arms control seems bleak at this moment, I have to say.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“decade old about Iris Murdoch a famous author from the UK who wrote uh some 20”— StanfordWatch clip
“Charles has brought up are decade old studies this is not new I think what is”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“recalibrated decade old practices in our factories we slowed down so we could”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Michel Evermore says that updating decade old computer systems or staffing up is a good start, but not nearly enough.”— CNBCWatch clip
“In 2011 players helped scientists solve a decade old problem in under 10 days!”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “decade old”
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a few decade old low point, the future of arms control seems bleak at this moment, I have to say.
Hear it in context: “decade old”
77 clipsThe English word “decade old”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (de · ca · de · old). SayItVid indexes 77 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “decade old” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @11:06
“in fact, the whole west and Russia at a low point, probably a few decade old low point, the future of arms control seems bleak at this moment, I have to say. seems bleak at this moment, I have to say.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @21:50
“remind us of what we can do today very quickly this is an old story more than a decade old about Iris Murdoch a famous author from the UK who wrote uh some 20 or so novels in her lifetime and became uh developed Alzheimer's”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #3 · @40:40
“uh would say h this is not sudden I mean look at the a lot of the studies that Charles has brought up are decade old studies this is not new I think what is new is um the growing awareness about the dangers of sleep deprivation and”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #4 · @3:21
“fulfill our motto of keeping the world connected we recalibrated decade old practices in our factories we slowed down so we could move forward with speed and”
- 🇺🇸 USCNBCClip #5 · @7:27
“their jobs due to the pandemic would help process claims. Michel Evermore says that updating decade old computer systems or staffing up is a good start, but not nearly enough. a good start, but not nearly enough.”
Pronounce: “decade old”
- Syllables:
- de · ca · de · old
- Hear it in context
- decade old
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"decade old" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "decade old" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about decade old
How many syllables are in “decade old”?
“decade old” has 4 syllables: de · ca · de · old.
How can I hear “decade old” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “decade old”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).