Plural of clitoris
regular plural
The plural of clitoris is clitorises or clitorides.
Forms of clitoris
| Singular | clitoris /ˈklɪtəɹɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | clitorises clitorides /klɪˈtɒrɪdiːz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Meaning of clitoris
- noun A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
- noun A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of female amniotes.
Questions about the plural of clitoris
- What is the plural of clitoris?
- The plural of clitoris is clitorises or clitorides.
- Which is correct, clitorises or clitorides?
- Both are used. clitorises is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is clitoris countable?
- Clitoris is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: clitoris (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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