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Plural of rye

regular plural

The plural of rye is ryes.

Forms of rye

Singularrye /ɹaɪ/
Pluralryes /ɹaɪz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Ryes in a sentence

  • I have been to many parties where staid American business men have been transformed by a few ryes or bourbons into unpredictable gremlins out for adventure.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 17

Meaning of rye

  1. noun A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.
  2. noun The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained.
  3. noun A drink (serving) of rye whiskey.

Full definition of rye

Questions about the plural of rye

What is the plural of rye?
The plural of rye is ryes.
Is rye countable?
Rye is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rye (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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