Does every word ending in x have es after it when it is plural, such as fixes, saxes, vexes? Are there any plurals of x ending words that don't end in es?

moowho357

The plural of ox is oxen. Some words ending in "ix" or "ex" take "ices" as their plural, i.e., index/indices, appendix/appendices. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/grammar/partsofspeech/nouns/plurals/ http://www.writers.com/tips_spelling.html 2 votes. Aug 06 09, 2:39 AM

Baloo55th

The -e- is to make it pronounceable. You try saying 'fixs' - the -x- sounds as 'ks' so the plural 's' is lost. Same applies to words ending in -s (or -ss) and -z (and -zz as in more than one small Honda in Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Fit ; isn't Fit a silly name for a car, not that Jazz is much better?). By the way, I don't think vexes is a plural (a vex ought to have sharp teeth and beady eyes...) - but it doesn't matter in terms of pronunciation. 1 vote. Aug 06 09, 11:27 AM