# What's the plural of Toyota's Prius? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 8, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322 "2009-01-08T02:30:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/1 "2009-01-08T02:30:03Z")
No factual answer likely… IMHO I went by a local government’s garage today, and saw that they had a Toyota Prius hybrid car. I tried to say that I liked the fact that the government was buying – Priuses? Prii? Priui? How do you form the plural for Prius? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/2 "2009-01-08T02:34:42Z")
There are 131,000 Google hits for “Priuses” (and a few for “Prius envy” as well). ETA: “Oh, what a feeling.” ETA: Toyota’s website uses “Priuses.” ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/3 "2009-01-08T02:39:39Z")
> [@susan](#): > > ETA: Toyota’s website uses “Priuses.” Where did you find it? I was looking through their press releases and could only find singular references (all pluralization was to “units” or “vehicles”). I know that for Lexus, their official policy is to never pluralize the name. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/4 "2009-01-08T02:40:27Z")
Priuses. Prius is a Latin word, but it’s not a noun, so you wouldn’t normally pluralize it, and you don’t have to ame the effort to sound educated and pluralize it in Latin. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/5 "2009-01-08T14:46:57Z")
It’s a name, not a scientific term – Priuses. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/6 "2009-01-08T14:48:30Z")
**Priodes** ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/7 "2009-01-08T14:59:46Z")
**Cal** , I can never tell when you’re serious, or if you’re making a joke. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/8 "2009-01-08T15:12:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Cal, I can never tell when you’re serious, or if you’re making a joke. Gee, I woulda thought that one was obvious. And adding any more words would have spoiled it. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/9 "2009-01-08T15:23:09Z")
Yes, many more wordses would have. ---
**Author:** ![VanillaGorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/10 "2009-01-08T15:24:32Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **Priodes** And when there are a lot of those cars, you can pluralize _that_: Priodeses. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/11 "2009-01-08T16:42:31Z")
While Toyota may use Priuses on their website, if you visit Prius owners sites/forums (fora!) you’ll see Prii used quite a bit. I’m not saying it’s “official” but it’s fairly common. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/12 "2009-01-08T16:57:22Z")
Well, but common doesn’t mean correct. I spell my own name correctly, but many other people spell it wrong. Many people write “penii,” which is also incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/13 "2009-01-08T18:07:14Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I spell my own name correctly, but many other people spell it wrong. Many people write “penii,” which is also incorrect. Good lord! How’s your name actually spelled? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/14 "2009-01-08T19:15:49Z")
I never said it was correct, just what I’ve seen in common usage. I’m not sure this has ended up in the OED yet for goodness sake. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/15 "2009-01-08T22:09:32Z")
How to Google a site for a word: “priuses site:toyota.com” Returns 28 hits including: [The Plural of Prius](http://blog.toyota.com/2008/02/the-plural-of-p.html) ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/16 "2009-01-08T22:16:27Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Well, but common doesn’t mean correct. I spell my own name correctly, but many other people spell it wrong. Many people write “penii,” which is also incorrect. Maybe they’re not misspelling your name. Maybe they’re trying to tell you something. You sly trans Casanova, you. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/17 "2009-01-08T22:24:49Z")
Hey, you work with what you’ve got! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/18 "2009-01-08T22:50:08Z")
“Get me a Prius, and, while you’re at it, get me another.” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plural-of-toyotas-prius/480322/19 "2009-01-08T23:20:11Z")
> [@Etumretniw](#): > > And when there are a lot of those cars, you can pluralize _that_: Priodeses. And if they got lost, they can go on a Priodyssey.