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Plural of phenomenon

irregular plural

The plural of phenomenon is phenomena or phenomenon.

Forms of phenomenon

Singularphenomenon /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/
Pluralphenomena /fɪˈnɒm.ɪ.nə/
phenomenon /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/
Countablecountable

Less standard forms: phenomenons (proscribed).

Phenomena in a sentence

  • Both hurricanes and earthquakes can produce damage by flooding of coastal areas, but a hurricane's storm surge and a tsunami associated with an earthquake are entirely different phenomena.2007 November 7, “Ask the Experts: Hurricanes”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2012, retrieved 16 Jan 2009
  • The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena.From the entry secular
  • No satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena.From the entry account
  • He referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances.From the entry refer
  • Parapegms were used for the publication of laws, proclamations, and the recording of astronomical phenomena or calendar events.From the entry parapegm

Meaning of phenomenon

  1. noun A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
  2. noun A knowable thing or event (e.g. by inference, especially in science).
  3. noun A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2).

Full definition of phenomenon

Nouns ending in -on: plural -a

Questions about the plural of phenomenon

What is the plural of phenomenon?
The plural of phenomenon is phenomena or phenomenon.
Is phenomenon countable?
Phenomenon is a countable noun.
Is phenomenons correct?
phenomenons is marked proscribed in Wiktionary. The usual plural of phenomenon is phenomena or phenomenon.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phenomenon (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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