IRREGULAR PLURALS LIST

Most English noun plurals are formed by adding "s" to the singular form. (following the same
spelling and pronunciation rules as when adding "s" to a verb.) However, there are exceptions:
US -> I
SINGULAR

PLURAL

alumnus

alumni

cactus

cacti

focus

foci/focuses

fungus

fungi/funguses

nucleus

nuclei

radius

radii

stimulus

stimuli
IS -> ES

SINGULAR

PLURAL

axis

axes

analysis

analyses

basis

bases

crisis

crises

diagnosis

diagnoses

ellipsis

ellipses

hypothesis

hypotheses

oasis

oases

paralysis

paralyses

parenthesis

parentheses

synthesis

syntheses

synopsis

synopses

thesis

theses

IX -> ICES
SINGULAR

PLURAL

appendix

appendices

index

indeces/indexes

matrix

matrices/matrixes
EAU -> EAUX

SINGULAR

PLURAL

beau

beaux

bureau

bureaus/bureaux

tableau

tableaux/tableaus
*** -> EN

SINGULAR

PLURAL

child

children

man

men

ox

oxen

woman

women
*** -> A

SINGULAR

PLURAL

bacterium

bacteria

corpus

corpora

criterion

criteria

curriculum

curricula

datum

data

genus

genera

medium

media

memorandum

memoranda

phenomenon

phenomena

stratum

strata

NO CHANGE
SINGULAR

PLURAL

deer

deer

fish

fish

means

means

offspring

offspring

series

series

sheep

sheep

species

species

nouns ending in "o"

some add "es"
domino - dominoes
echo echoes
embargo potato torpedo
hero
tomato veto

but most add only "s"

alto - altos
auto - autos

OO -> EE
SINGULAR

PLURAL

foot

feet

goose

geese

tooth

teeth

A -> AE

embryo piano studio

kangaroo pimento tattoo
kilo
pro
trio
memo
radio
video
photo
solo
zoo
soprano

and others can do either

SINGULAR

PLURAL

antenna

antennae/antennas

formula

formulae/formulas

nebula

nebulae

vertebra

vertebrae

vita

vitae

archipelagoarchipelagos/archipelagoes
banjo - banjos/banjoes
buffalo innuendo tornado
cargo manifesto volcano
halo mosquito zero
motto

OUSE -> ICE

SINGULAR

PLURAL

louse

lice

mouse

mice

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Plural:

Singular:

Plural:

abyss
alumnus
analysis
aquarium
arch
atlas
axe
baby
bacterium
batch
beach
brush
bus
calf
chateau
cherry
child
church
circus
city
cod
copy
crisis
curriculum
deer
dictionary
domino
dwarf
echo
elf
emphasis
family
fax
fish
flush
fly
foot
fungus
half
hero
hippopotamus
hoax
hoof
index
iris
kiss
knife
lady

abysses
alumni
analyses
aquaria
arches
atlases
axes
babies
bacteria
batches
beaches
brushes
buses
calves
chateaux
cherries
children
churches
circuses
cities
cod
copies
crises
curricula
deer
dictionaries
dominoes
dwarves
echoes
elves
emphases
families
faxes
fish
flushes
flies
feet
fungi
halves
heroes
hippopotami
hoaxes
hooves
indexes
irises
kisses
knives
ladies

leaf
life
loaf
man
mango
memorandum
mess
moose
motto
mouse
nanny
neurosis
nucleus
oasis
octopus
party
pass
penny
person
plateau
poppy
potato
quiz
reflex
runner-up
scarf
scratch
series
sheaf
sheep
shelf
son-in-law
species
splash
spy
stitch
story
syllabus
tax
thesis
thief
tomato
tooth
tornado
try
volcano
waltz
wash
watch
wharf
wife
woman

leaves
lives
loaves
men
mangoes
memoranda
messes
moose
mottoes
mice
nannies
neuroses
nuclei
oases
octopi
parties
passes
pennies
people
plateaux
poppies
potatoes
quizzes
reflexes
runners-up
scarves
scratches
series
sheaves
sheep
shelves
sons-in-law
species
splashes
spies
stitches
stories
syllabi
taxes
theses
thieves
tomatoes
teeth
tornadoes
tries
volcanoes
waltzes
washes
watches
wharves
wives
women