Which to use
“article” and “artículo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,562
- “article” frequency rank
- #350
- “artículo” frequency rank
- 21912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | article | artículo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Artículo. | Cada una de las partes en que se divide un escrito. |
Where the eye mixes article and artículo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between article and artículo
A purely visual mix-up. article ([ərˈti.klə]) and artículo ([aɾˈt̪ikulo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
article is recorded at frequency rank #21,562, classified as anoun, pronounced [ərˈti.klə]. artículo is at rank #350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aɾˈt̪ikulo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21912, this pair ranks #252,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of article vs artículo
Shared letters: aclrt. Private to "article": ei. Private to "artículo": ouí.
"article" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "artículo" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- article ← aritcle · arrticle · artcile · articcle · articel · articlle · artilce · artticle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "article" and "artículo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "article" or "artículo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "article" and "artículo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "article" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "artículo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "article" and "artículo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "articulan vs artículo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #252,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.