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Plural of pubis

irregular plural

The plural of pubis is pubes.

Forms of pubis

Singularpubis /ˈpju.bɪs/
Pluralpubes /ˈpjuːbiːz/
Countablecountable

Pubes in a sentence

  • He says: “I’ve seen one close up and it’s more ginger than Mick Hucknall’s pubes.2009 April 26, “Ginger squirrels pose new threat”, in Sunday Sport, Manchester: Sport Newspapers Limited, page 3. From the entry ginger
  • I responded, "Why don't you just relax, go home, bathe, comb your hair, trim your facial pubes, and brush your tooth.2022, Thomas Kolp, Primary Wisdom. From the entry facial pubes
  • Besides, without pubes, there's nothing to hold the manscent.1997 September 18, Telegraph Raven, “Does anyone like shaved your pubes?”, in alt.support.jock-strap (Usenet). From the entry manscent

Meaning of pubis

  1. noun The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

Full definition of pubis

Nouns ending in -is: plural -es

Questions about the plural of pubis

What is the plural of pubis?
The plural of pubis is pubes.
Is pubis countable?
Pubis is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pubis (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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