diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb
index ceb2c528e5..64fa081e59 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ module Cask
       already_installed_artifacts = []
 
       odebug "Installing artifacts"
-      odebug "#{artifacts.length} #{"artifact".pluralize(artifacts.length)} defined", artifacts
+      odebug "#{artifacts.length} #{::Utils::Inflection.pluralize("artifact", artifacts.length)} defined", artifacts
 
       artifacts.each do |artifact|
         next unless artifact.respond_to?(:install_phase)
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ module Cask
       artifacts = @cask.artifacts
 
       odebug "Uninstalling artifacts"
-      odebug "#{artifacts.length} #{"artifact".pluralize(artifacts.length)} defined", artifacts
+      odebug "#{artifacts.length} #{::Utils::Inflection.pluralize("artifact", artifacts.length)} defined", artifacts
 
       artifacts.each do |artifact|
         if artifact.respond_to?(:uninstall_phase)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/developer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/developer.rb
index e967844b7a..a142a77f7d 100755
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/developer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/developer.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ module Homebrew
     case args.named.first
     when nil, "state"
       if env_vars.any?
-        puts "Developer mode is enabled because #{env_vars.to_sentence} #{"is".pluralize(env_vars.count)} set."
+        puts "Developer mode is enabled because #{env_vars.to_sentence} #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("",
+                                                                                                      env_vars.count, plural: "are", singular: "is")} set."
       elsif Homebrew::Settings.read("devcmdrun") == "true"
         puts "Developer mode is enabled."
       else
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
index 5bbe534ee7..80af3a5200 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ module Homebrew
     if args.retry? && (@fetch_tries[f] < FETCH_MAX_TRIES)
       wait = 2 ** @fetch_tries[f]
       remaining = FETCH_MAX_TRIES - @fetch_tries[f]
-      what = "try".pluralize(remaining)
+      what = Utils::Inflection.pluralize("tr", remaining, plural: "ies", singular: "y")
 
       ohai "Retrying download in #{wait}s... (#{remaining} #{what} left)"
       sleep wait
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
index 22326122d3..68982834d8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ module Homebrew
     return unless HOMEBREW_CELLAR.exist?
 
     count = Formula.racks.length
-    puts "#{count} #{"keg".pluralize(count)}, #{HOMEBREW_CELLAR.dup.abv}"
+    puts "#{count} #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("keg", count)}, #{HOMEBREW_CELLAR.dup.abv}"
   end
 
   sig { params(args: CLI::Args).void }
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb
index f72c611abd..270892c7ec 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ module Homebrew
         command_count += tap.command_files.size
         private_count += 1 if tap.private?
       end
-      info = "#{tap_count} #{"tap".pluralize(tap_count)}"
+      info = "#{tap_count} #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("tap", tap_count)}"
       info += ", #{private_count} private"
-      info += ", #{formula_count} #{"formula".pluralize(formula_count)}"
-      info += ", #{command_count} #{"command".pluralize(command_count)}"
+      info += ", #{formula_count} #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("formula", formula_count, plural: "e")}"
+      info += ", #{command_count} #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("command", command_count)}"
       info += ", #{Tap::TAP_DIRECTORY.dup.abv}" if Tap::TAP_DIRECTORY.directory?
       puts info
     else
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb
index 69b2efeb5d..d4a8f4cbec 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ module Homebrew
 
     unless updated_taps.empty?
       auto_update_header args: args
-      puts "Updated #{updated_taps.count} #{"tap".pluralize(updated_taps.count)} (#{updated_taps.to_sentence})."
+      puts "Updated #{updated_taps.count} #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("tap",
+                                                                        updated_taps.count)} (#{updated_taps.to_sentence})."
       updated = true
     end
 
@@ -584,11 +585,12 @@ class ReporterHub
       output_dump_formula_or_cask_report "Outdated Casks", outdated_casks
     elsif report_all
       if (changed_formulae = select_formula_or_cask(:M).count) && changed_formulae.positive?
-        ohai "Modified Formulae", "Modified #{changed_formulae} #{"formula".pluralize(changed_formulae)}."
+        ohai "Modified Formulae",
+             "Modified #{changed_formulae} #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("formula", changed_formulae, plural: "e")}."
       end
 
       if (changed_casks = select_formula_or_cask(:MC).count) && changed_casks.positive?
-        ohai "Modified Casks", "Modified #{changed_casks} #{"cask".pluralize(changed_casks)}."
+        ohai "Modified Casks", "Modified #{changed_casks} #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("cask", changed_casks)}."
       end
     else
       outdated_formulae = Formula.installed.select(&:outdated?).map(&:name)
@@ -609,12 +611,14 @@ class ReporterHub
     msg = ""
 
     if outdated_formulae.positive?
-      msg += "#{Tty.bold}#{outdated_formulae}#{Tty.reset} outdated #{"formula".pluralize(outdated_formulae)}"
+      msg += "#{Tty.bold}#{outdated_formulae}#{Tty.reset} outdated #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("formula",
+                                                                                                 outdated_formulae, plural: "e")}"
     end
 
     if outdated_casks.positive?
       msg += " and " if msg.present?
-      msg += "#{Tty.bold}#{outdated_casks}#{Tty.reset} outdated #{"cask".pluralize(outdated_casks)}"
+      msg += "#{Tty.bold}#{outdated_casks}#{Tty.reset} outdated #{Utils::Inflection.pluralize("cask",
+                                                                                              outdated_casks)}"
     end
 
     return if msg.blank?