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Plural of ego

regular plural

The plural of ego is egos.

Forms of ego

Singularego /ˈiɡo/
Pluralegos /ˈiːɡəʊz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Egos in a sentence

  • Too many gay people "come out" publicly, yet fail to achieve truly healthy egos.1976 February 7, Philip Gambone, “Coming Out: The Gay Identity Process”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 4
  • The clash of two conductorly egos is another question mark, one Mr.2007 April 25, Daniel J. Wakin, “Philharmonic to Add a Position at the Top”, in New York Times. From the entry conductorly
  • Encumbered scriveners can usually count on having their egos trimmed regularly by eager and chronically underawed spouses.1985, Robert L. Steed, Money, Power, and Sex: A Self-help Guide for All Ages, →ISBN, page 127. From the entry underawed
  • Brokering the deal, while managing the egos of combative founders and investors, was Bao Fan, the rainmaker of China’s tech industry.2023 February 22, Li Yuan, “China’s Tech Rainmaker Vanishes, and So Does Business Confidence”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry rainmaker
  • 'But there are too many egos, way too many.2010, Jonathan Wilson, Anatomy of England: A History in Ten Matches. From the entry bighead

Meaning of ego

  1. noun The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.
  2. noun The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.
  3. noun A person's self-esteem and opinion of themselves.

Full definition of ego

Questions about the plural of ego

What is the plural of ego?
The plural of ego is egos.
Is ego countable?
Ego is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ego (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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