doctors
The plural of "doctor" is doctors.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and doctor follows this rule.
Meaning: a person trained to treat sick people (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with doctors: the doctors are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: doctors'.
How do you pronounce it?
doctor is pronounced /ˈdɒktə(ɹ)/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. doctors means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- Two doctors examined her.Singular: One doctor examined her.
- The hospital needs more doctors.Singular: The hospital needs more doctor.
