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Potatoes vs. Potatos
Potatoes
A type of starchy vegetable commonly used as food. It is often tuber-shaped and commonly brown or cream-colored.
Examples:
Synonyms:
spuds
tubers
Antonyms:
none
Potatos
A common starchy vegetable eaten worldwide, often used in cooking and making chips, fries, or mashed dishes
Examples:
Synonyms:
spuds
tubers
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Ways to tell them apart:
Potatoes
and
potatos
are both attempts to describe the plural form of potato.
The correct plural form of
potato
is
potatoes
with an
e
.
This follows the rule that words ending in
o
typically become
-oes
in the plural.
Potatos
is a common misspelling without the
e
.
Remember the famous Dan Quayle incident to recall the right spelling with an
e
.
When to use potatoes:
When to use potatos:
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