---
title: singularize
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description: Converts a word according to a set of common English singularization rules.
date: 2017-02-01
publishdate: 2017-02-01
lastmod: 2017-02-01
categories: [functions]
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keywords: [strings,singular]
signature: ["singularize INPUT"]
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hugoversion:
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deprecated: false
aliases: []
---

`{{ "cats" | singularize }}` → "cat"

See also the `.Data.Singular` [taxonomy variable](/variables/taxonomy/) for singularizing taxonomy names.