mice
"Mouses" is not the usual plural. The plural of "mouse" is mice, for animals and usually for computer devices too.
Meaning: the plural of mouse, as in computer mouses (noun)
What mistakes should you avoid?
For the animal, the only plural is mice. For computer devices, mouses is accepted by some dictionaries, but mice is more common.
Did you know?
- The -s plural goes back to the Old English ending -as, which belonged to only one group of nouns, as in stānas, "stones". By the end of the Middle Ages it had spread to almost every noun.
Examples in context
- The office has ten mice.Singular: The office has one mouse.
- The computer mice are on the desk.Singular: The computer mouse is on the desk.
