# article vs articles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### article
*noun · IPA /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ · frequency rank #841*
A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.

### articles
*noun · IPA /ˈɑːtɪkəlz/ · frequency rank #1,983*
plural of article

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/article-vs-articles