# article vs Artie

> 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.

### Artie
*name · frequency rank #24,086*
A diminutive of the male given name Arthur, from the Celtic languages.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/article-vs-artie