English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Decagon Pronunciation
Decagon is pronounced DE-kuh-gahn, IPA /ˈdɛkəˌgɑn/.
DE-kuh-gahn
US /ˈdɛkəˌgɑn/ · UK /ˈdɛkəgən/
Syllables: DE · kuh · gahn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A flat shape with ten straight sides.
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Decagon in a Sentence
- The tower is built on a decagon rather than a circle.
- Draw a decagon and mark each of the corners.
- A decagon has ten sides and ten angles.
Common Mispronunciations of Decagon
Not di-KA-guhn
The opening syllable is the loud one, and the middle reduces to a quick kuh.
Not DE-kuh-juhn
The g stays hard before the a. Nothing in the spelling softens it to a j.
Tip: Hexagon, pentagon, and decagon all take the beat on their first syllable.
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