This application discloses decoding methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media, which may be applied to a plurality of scenarios such as a metropolitan area network, a backbone network, and data center interconnection. An example method includes: obtaining syndromes corresponding to a plurality of codewords; grouping the syndromes into groups; and sorting priorities of each group of syndromes; and selecting, based on a priority sorting result of each group of syndromes, a syndrome for decoding.