taxis
The plural of "taxi" is taxis.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and taxi follows this rule.
Meaning: a car that you pay to ride in (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with taxis: the taxis are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: taxis'.
How do you pronounce it?
taxi is pronounced /ˈtæksi/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
taxies is a rare spelling. Use taxis.
Did you know?
- Only a handful of English nouns still form the plural without -s, among them men, feet, teeth and children.
Examples in context
- Taxis wait outside the station.Singular: A taxi waits outside the station.
- We took two taxis to the airport.Singular: We took a taxi to the airport.
