Words with unusual plural forms

Some frequent examples in our institutional context are campus, curriculum, practicum and thesis, which take the plural forms campuses, curricula, practicums and theses, respectively. Because the standard English plural -s is becoming increasingly widespread, in those cases where you can choose between two plural forms use the -s form (for example, syllabuses rather than syllabi). For a list of unusual plural forms, see Appendix II: Unusual plural forms.
Recommended citation:
«Words with unusual plural forms» [en línia]. A: Llibre d’estil de la Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics. <https://www.ub.edu/llibre-estil/criteri.php?id=2421> [consulta: 18 juliol 2025].
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