Java Utililty Methods String Pluralize

List of utility methods to do String Pluralize

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Method

Stringpluralize(String word)
Get the plural for the given English word. 
if (word == null) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException();
final String lowerCaseWord = word.toLowerCase();
if (endsWithAny(lowerCaseWord, "s", "sh", "o")) {
    return word + "es";
if (lowerCaseWord.endsWith("y") && !lowerCaseWord.endsWith("ay")
...
Stringpluralize(String word, int count)
pluralize 
if (count != 1) {
    return word + "s";
return word;
Stringpluralize(String x, Integer y)
pluralize 
return (y == 1 ? x : x + "s");
StringpluralizeName(String name)
pluralize Name 
if (name.endsWith("s"))
    return name + "'";
return name + "'s";
StringpluralName(final String name)
plural Name 
String pluralName;
if (name.endsWith("y")) {
    pluralName = name.substring(0, name.length() - 1) + "ies";
} else if (name.endsWith("s") || name.endsWith("x")) {
    pluralName = name + "es";
} else {
    pluralName = name + 's';
return pluralName;
StringPluralTemplateHelper(int count, String singularTemplate, String pluralTemplate)
For even more complex sentences, it may just be easiest to provide a template, which will be replaced, if the count is singular or plural. 
if (count == 1) {
    return String.format(singularTemplate, count);
} else {
    return String.format(pluralTemplate, count);