Definition
Non-standard plural form of software; technically incorrect as software is typically treated as an uncountable mass noun.
Etymology
Modern formation attempting to pluralize 'software,' which was coined in the 1950s as a contrast to 'hardware.' The word 'software' is generally treated as a mass noun like 'water' or 'information,' making 'softwares' grammatically questionable in standard English, though it appears in some non-native speaker contexts.
Kelly Says
The appearance of 'softwares' reveals how speakers naturally try to make English more logical - since we can count individual programs, why not make 'software' countable? This linguistic tension shows how technology creates new grammar challenges that formal rules struggle to address.
Translations
ARالعربية
برمجيات
barmajiat
BNবাংলা
সফটওয়্যার
sohft-oh-yah-reh
CACatalà
programari
proh-grah-mah-ree
CSČeština
softwarová
sohft-vah-roh-vah
DADansk
software
sohft-wah-reh
DEDeutsch
Software
sohft-wah-reh
ELΕλληνικά
λογισμικό
loh-gee-smee-koh
ESEspañol
software
sohft-wah-reh
FAفارسی
نرم افزار
nah-rm-ahf-zah-reh
FISuomi
ohjelmistot
oh-jehl-mee-stoh
FRFrançais
logiciels
loh-jee-sehl
GUGU
સોફ્ટવેર
sohft-vay-reh
HIहिन्दी
सॉफ्टवेयर
sohft-wehr
HUMagyar
szoftver
sohft-vehr
IDBahasa Indonesia
perangkat lunak
peh-rang-kaht loo-nahk
IGIG
ngwanike
n-gwah-nee-keh
ITItaliano
software
sohft-wah-reh
KKKK
бағдарлама
bah-gdahr-lah-mah
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-vee-thee
MRMR
सॉफ्टवेअर
sohft-vay-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
perisian
peh-ree-see-ahn
MYမြန်မာ
ဆော့ဖ်ဝဲ
sohft-vay
NLNederlands
software
sohft-wah-reh
NONorsk
programvare
proh-grahm-vah-reh
PAPA
ਸਾਫਟਵੇਅਰ
sahft-vay-reh
PLPolski
oprogramowanie
oh-prah-grah-moh-vah-nee-eh
PTPortuguês
softwares
sohft-wah-rehz
RORomână
programe
proh-grah-meh
RUРусский
программное обеспечение
prah-grahm-nah-ye oh-znah-beh-cheh-nee-ye
SVSvenska
programvara
proh-grahm-vah-rah
SWKiswahili
programu
proh-grah-moo
TAதமிழ்
மென்பொருள்
mehn-poh-roo-l
TEతెలుగు
సాఫ్ట్వేర్
sahft-vay-reh
THไทย
ซอฟต์แวร์
sohft-wah
TLTL
malambot na mga programa
mah-lahm-boht nahng mah-gah prah-grah-mah
TRTürkçe
yazılımlar
yah-zee-leem-lahr
UKУкраїнська
програмне забезпечення
prah-grahm-neh zabez-peh-cheh-nee-ye
URاردو
سافٹ ویئر
sahft-vay-reh
VITiếng Việt
phần mềm
fahhn mehm
YOYO
àwọn èròjà
ah-wohn eh-roh-jah
ZUZU
isofthiwe
ee-soh-fee-weh