mustangs
The plural of "mustang" is mustangs.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and mustang follows this rule.
Meaning: a small wild horse of the American West (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with mustangs: the mustangs are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: mustangs'.
How do you pronounce it?
mustang is pronounced /ˈmʌˌstæŋ/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. mustangs means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
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
- Mustangs run free on the plains.Singular: A mustang runs free on the plains.
- We saw a herd of mustangs.Singular: We saw a mustang.
