diff --git a/cake/libs/inflector.php b/cake/libs/inflector.php
index 3dc5b2fc5c6..badf3d519f3 100644
--- a/cake/libs/inflector.php
+++ b/cake/libs/inflector.php
@@ -249,16 +249,16 @@ function pluralize($word) {
 			$_this->pluralRules['regexIrregular'] = $regexIrregular;
 		}
 
-		if (preg_match('/(.*)\\b(' . $regexIrregular . ')$/i', $word, $regs)) {
-			$_this->pluralized[$word] = $regs[1] . substr($word, 0, 1) . substr($irregular[strtolower($regs[2])], 1);
-			return $_this->pluralized[$word];
-		}
-
 		if (preg_match('/^(' . $regexUninflected . ')$/i', $word, $regs)) {
 			$_this->pluralized[$word] = $word;
 			return $word;
 		}
 
+		if (preg_match('/(.*)\\b(' . $regexIrregular . ')$/i', $word, $regs)) {
+			$_this->pluralized[$word] = $regs[1] . substr($word, 0, 1) . substr($irregular[strtolower($regs[2])], 1);
+			return $_this->pluralized[$word];
+		}
+
 		foreach ($pluralRules as $rule => $replacement) {
 			if (preg_match($rule, $word)) {
 				$_this->pluralized[$word] = preg_replace($rule, $replacement, $word);