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Plural of teaspoon

regular plural

The plural of teaspoon is teaspoons.

Forms of teaspoon

Singularteaspoon /ˈtiːˌspuːn/
Pluralteaspoons
Countablecountable

Teaspoons in a sentence

  • In kindergarten, we needed thermoses of herb tea, cups, teaspoons and a container of müesli, sandwiches, etc.2009, Sally Schweizer, “Beyond the Garden Gate”, in Under the Sky: Playing, Working and Enjoying Adventures in the Open Air; A Handbook…. From the entry müesli
  • In Australia, 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml, and there are 4 teaspoons in the Australian tablespoon.2003, Better Homes and Gardens, Biggest Book of Bread Machine Recipes, page 416. From the entry tablespoon
  • She procured some rat poison, went to the spring house and put two teaspoons of the poison in some smear case.2006, Brett J. Mitchell, Triple Murder: The Crimes Committed by Celia Rose, HistoricalPreservation.org, →ISBN. From the entry smear case
  • Cornstarch (about 1 to 1½ teaspoons per cup of liquid; allow time for gravy to cook and overcome the cornstarchy taste).1970, John Bear, Marina Bear, “Gravy”, in The Something-Went-Wrong-What-Do-I-Do-Now Cookbook: […], New York, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace…. From the entry cornstarchy
  • But if you prefer a sweeter profile, especially against the tartness of the yogurt, toss in a few extra teaspoons of sugar.2015, Cheryl Sternman Rule, “Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote”, in Yogurt Culture: A Global Look at How to Make, Bake, Sip, and Chill the…. From the entry oversugar

Meaning of teaspoon

  1. noun A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
  2. noun A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon in the United States or one-quarter of a tablespoon in Australia, or roughly five milliliters.
  3. verb To serve with a teaspoon.

Full definition of teaspoon

Questions about the plural of teaspoon

What is the plural of teaspoon?
The plural of teaspoon is teaspoons.
Is teaspoon countable?
Teaspoon is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: teaspoon (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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