Plural of mouse
irregular plural
The plural of mouse is mice or mouses.
Forms of mouse
| Singular | mouse /maʊs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | mice /maɪs/ mouses |
| Countable | countable |
Mice and mouses in a sentence
- Epizootic plague occurred in the mice following introduction of rats from Europe.From the entry epizootic
- He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.From the entry chew
- I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark.From the entry patter
- Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust.From the entry mealy
- The cabinets store all the food the mice would like.From the entry store
Meaning of mouse
- noun Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
- noun Such a rodent that is of the genus Mus.
- noun A quiet or shy person.
Questions about the plural of mouse
- What is the plural of mouse?
- The plural of mouse is mice or mouses.
- Which is correct, mice or mouses?
- Both are used. mice is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is mouse countable?
- Mouse is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mouse (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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