diff --git a/sopel/cli/plugins.py b/sopel/cli/plugins.py
index 4212b2c15e..a936bcfe93 100644
--- a/sopel/cli/plugins.py
+++ b/sopel/cli/plugins.py
@@ -336,15 +336,12 @@ def _handle_disable_plugin(settings, plugin_name, force):
 
 def display_unknown_plugins(unknown_plugins):
     # at least one of the plugins does not exist
-    unknown_count = len(unknown_plugins)
-    if unknown_count == 1:
-        tools.stderr('No plugin named %s.' % unknown_plugins[0])
-    elif unknown_count == 2:
-        tools.stderr('No plugin named %s or %s.' % unknown_plugins)
-    else:
-        left = ', '.join(unknown_plugins[:-1])
-        last = unknown_plugins[-1]
-        tools.stderr('No plugin named %s, or %s.' % (left, last))
+    tools.stderr(utils.get_many_text(
+        unknown_plugins,
+        one='No plugin named {item}.',
+        two='No plugin named {first} or {second}.',
+        many='No plugin named {left}, or {last}.'
+    ))
 
 
 def handle_disable(options):
@@ -393,15 +390,12 @@ def handle_disable(options):
         return 0  # nothing to disable or save, but not an error case
 
     # display plugins actually disabled by the command
-    plugins_count = len(actually_disabled)
-    if plugins_count == 1:
-        print('Plugin %s disabled.' % actually_disabled[0])
-    elif plugins_count == 2:
-        print('Plugin %s and %s disabled.' % actually_disabled)
-    else:
-        left = ', '.join(actually_disabled[:-1])
-        last = actually_disabled[-1]
-        print('Plugin %s, and %s disabled.' % (left, last))
+    print(utils.get_many_text(
+        actually_disabled,
+        one='Plugin {item} disabled.',
+        two='Plugin {first} and {second} disabled.',
+        many='Plugin {left}, and {last} disabled.'
+    ))
 
     return 0
 
@@ -481,16 +475,12 @@ def handle_enable(options):
         return 0  # nothing to disable or save, but not an error case
 
     # display plugins actually disabled by the command
-    plugins_count = len(actually_enabled)
-    if plugins_count == 1:
-        print('Plugin %s enabled.' % actually_enabled[0])
-    elif plugins_count == 2:
-        print('Plugin %s and %s enabled.' % actually_enabled)
-    else:
-        left = ', '.join(actually_enabled[:-1])
-        last = actually_enabled[-1]
-        print('Plugin %s, and %s enabled.' % (left, last))
-
+    print(utils.get_many_text(
+        actually_enabled,
+        one='Plugin {item} enabled.',
+        two='Plugin {first} and {second} enabled.',
+        many='Plugin {left}, and {last} enabled.'
+    ))
     return 0
 
 
diff --git a/sopel/cli/utils.py b/sopel/cli/utils.py
index 0d081d4fab..afe9f461dc 100644
--- a/sopel/cli/utils.py
+++ b/sopel/cli/utils.py
@@ -339,3 +339,23 @@ def redirect_outputs(settings, is_quiet=False):
     logfile = os.path.os.path.join(settings.core.logdir, settings.basename + '.stdio.log')
     sys.stderr = tools.OutputRedirect(logfile, True, is_quiet)
     sys.stdout = tools.OutputRedirect(logfile, False, is_quiet)
+
+
+def get_many_text(items, one, two, many):
+    """Get the right text based on the number of ``items``."""
+    message = ''
+    if not items:
+        return message
+
+    items_count = len(items)
+
+    if items_count == 1:
+        message = one.format(item=items[0], items=items)
+    elif items_count == 2:
+        message = two.format(first=items[0], second=items[1], items=items)
+    else:
+        left = ', '.join(items[:-1])
+        last = items[-1]
+        message = many.format(left=left, last=last, items=items)
+
+    return message
diff --git a/test/cli/test_cli_utils.py b/test/cli/test_cli_utils.py
index 648bcae62f..7653147a5e 100644
--- a/test/cli/test_cli_utils.py
+++ b/test/cli/test_cli_utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from sopel.cli.utils import enumerate_configs, find_config, add_common_arguments
+from sopel.cli.utils import (
+    add_common_arguments,
+    enumerate_configs,
+    find_config,
+    get_many_text,
+)
 
 
 @contextmanager
@@ -124,3 +129,22 @@ def test_add_common_arguments_subparser():
 
     options = parser.parse_args(['sub', '--config', 'test-long'])
     assert options.config == 'test-long'
+
+
+MANY_TEXTS = (
+    ([], ''),
+    (['a'], 'the a element'),
+    (['a', 'b'], 'elements a and b'),
+    (['a', 'b', 'c'], 'elements a, b, and c'),
+    (['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], 'elements a, b, c, and d'),
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('items, expected', MANY_TEXTS)
+def test_get_many_text(items, expected):
+    result = get_many_text(
+        items,
+        'the {item} element',
+        'elements {first} and {second}',
+        'elements {left}, and {last}')
+    assert result == expected