How to Use Vortex Plural (Explained, With Examples)

August 6, 2025
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By Yash, D

Both vortices and vortexes are correct plurals of vortex, meaning “whirlpool, eddying mass.” The original plural noun form is vortices (for Latin purists).

How to Use Vortex Plural (Explained, With Examples)

What’s the plural of vortex?

The plural of vortex is vortexes or vortices.

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A strong vortex can pull objects downwards.

Scientists observed several powerful vortexes during the storm.

Scientists observed several powerful vortex during the storm.

A strong vortexes can pull objects downwards.

Is “vortex” singular or plural?

Vortex is the singular noun form; the plural is vortices or vortexes.

What does the word vortex mean?

According to Phenomena.org on whirlpools/vortexes:

Any whirlpool that contains a downdraft – one capable of sucking objects beneath the water’s surface – is called a vortex. (Phenomena.org, whirpool/vortex.)

Other Latin nouns

Word Form Examples
Other A vortex detector would have civilian applications too.

The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.

In the movie, the vortex pulled in every spaceship that came near it.

He was caught in a swirling vortex of terror.

They are stuck in that whirling vortex of unhappiness, loneliness and boredom; maybe their partner is working long hours.

Examples of vortexes/vortices used in application

Word Form Examples
Other The nonlinear solution of the partial differential equations in the form of dipolar vortices is found.

The vortices soon transformed into very turbulent motion within the horizontal layers, which grew continuously in a cellular pattern.

When the transverse vortices convected downstream, an ejection sequence occurred near the wall.

At this timescale, however, near-surface vortices are affected by external currents, bottom topography, wind, etc., and the whole approach has to be revised.

Around these filaments, or vortices, the superconducting properties are partially destroyed.

Origin of the word vortex

From etymology online on vortex (n.):

1650s, “whirlpool, eddying mass,” from Latin vortex, variant of vertex “an eddy of water, wind, or flame; whirlpool; whirlwind,” from stem of vertere “to turn”.

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Worksheet

Question 1 of 10

According to the post, what is one correct plural form of “vortex”?



The post states that “vortex” is the:



Which of these sentences uses the plural form incorrectly, according to the post’s examples?



Which of these sentences uses the singular form incorrectly, based on the examples in the post?



Besides “vortexes,” what is the other correct plural form of “vortex”?



Scientists studied the large number of in the storm.



The movie showed a dangerous pulling ships into the abyss.



Several powerful were observed during the hurricane.



A strong can sometimes be capable of sucking objects downwards.



The study of these nonlinear solutions involved analyzing complex dipolar .





FAQs

What are the plural forms of vortex?
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The plural of “vortex” can be either “vortexes” or “vortices”. Both forms are considered correct according to the blog post. This word has Latin roots like “index” and “matrix”.

Is vortex singular or plural?
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“Vortex” is the singular form of the noun. The blog post states that the accepted plural forms are “vortices” or “vortexes”. You use the singular when referring to one.

What does the word vortex mean?
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According to the Phenomena.org source cited, a “vortex” is a whirlpool that contains a downdraft capable of sucking objects beneath the water’s surface. It’s an eddying mass.

How do you use singular vortex?
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Use “vortex” when referring to one instance. An example from the post is: “A strong vortex can pull objects downwards.” Using the plural with a singular article is incorrect.

How do you use plural vortexes?
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Use “vortexes” (or “vortices”) when referring to more than one vortex. The post provides the example: “Scientists observed several powerful vortexes during the storm.”

Yash, D. "How to Use Vortex Plural (Explained, With Examples)." Grammarflex, Aug 30, 2025, https://grammarflex.com/vortex-plural/.

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