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What are the word records for plural?

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What are the word records for plural?
(Pronunciation / homographs (words spelled the same but pronounced differently))

[ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]
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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ]

see list "Plural with Same Spelling but Pronunced Differently, Beginning with Each Letter" below

Plural with Same Spelling but Pronunced Differently, Beginning with Each Letter
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a       ?
b       bourgeois
c       chassis, corps
d       ?
e       ?
f       faux pas
g       ?
h       ?
i       ?
j       ?
k       ?
l       ?
m       ?
n       ?
o       ?
p       pince-nez
q       quebecois
r       rendezvous
s       ?
t       ?
u       ?
v       vaudois
w       ?
x       ?
y       ?
z       ?

-- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com