Is the word fish plural or singular?

Answer 1

Both "fish," and "fishes," are correct plural forms of the singular word "fish."

The singular noun fish is a word for a single creature or a substance used as food. The food substance fish is an uncountable noun.

• We can have some fish for dinner.

The plural noun fishes is a word for multiple creatures that swim or multiple types of fish.

• There are four fishes in the koi pond.
• The fishes served were salmon and?mackerel.

However, many people use the singular form only for both singular and plural.

Answer 2

Countable.

I have one fish.

I have two fish.

I have 3170856 fish.

Answer 3

The noun 'fish' is a countable noun as a word for live or individual fishes.

The noun 'fish' is an uncountable noun as a word for a food substance.

Answer 4

The noun beef is an uncountable noun. Units of beef are cuts of beef, sides of beef, and quantities, such as kilos, pound, or tons, etc.