Plural of person
irregular plural
The plural of person is people or persons.
Forms of person
| Singular | person /ˈpɜː.sən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | people /ˈpi.pəl/ persons /ˈpɜː.sənz/ |
| Countable | countable |
People and persons in a sentence
- The company is looking for people with good heads for business.From the entry head
- Most people dream in color, but some dream in black and white.From the entry color
- Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time.From the entry number
- There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up.From the entry point
- Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I’m a cherry pie man.From the entry man
Meaning of person
- noun An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
- noun A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
- noun Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
Other irregular plurals
Questions about the plural of person
- What is the plural of person?
- The plural of person is people or persons.
- Which is correct, people or persons?
- Both are used. people is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is person countable?
- Person is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: person (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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