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Plural of ladder

regular plural

The plural of ladder is ladders.

Forms of ladder

Singularladder /ˈlad.ə/
Pluralladders
Countablecountable

Ladders in a sentence

  • Quick! Don't bother with ladders; just nerd pole up to me!From the entry nerd pole
  • It is said that things like black cats, walking under ladders, or breaking mirrors give bad luck.From the entry it is said
  • I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.From the entry phobia
  • That guy is such a noob! Why would he use a nerd pole to get up there? Doesn't he know how to use ladders?From the entry nerd pole
  • If the work can be completed comfortably using ladders, a scaffold need not be considered.2015, Phil Hughes, Ed Ferrett, “Workplace Hazards and Risk Control”, in International Health and Safety at Work: For the NEBOSH…. From the entry scaffold

Meaning of ladder

  1. noun A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
  2. noun A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
  3. noun The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.

Full definition of ladder

Questions about the plural of ladder

What is the plural of ladder?
The plural of ladder is ladders.
Is ladder countable?
Ladder is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ladder (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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