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This category lists English nouns whose plural is formed irregularly with respect to spelling. For the sake of this category, a noun has a regular plural if it:
- is a symbol or letter and forms its plural by adding -s or -’s
- is a common noun ending in a consonant + y and forms its plural by replacing the -y with -ies
- ends in a sibilant (one of , , , ) and has plural ending -es
- does not fall under any of the three cases above and forms its plural by adding -s
Thus this category consists of nouns that don't satisfy any of the above.
For the plural forms themselves see Category:English irregular plurals.