Artical vs. Article: What's the Difference?

Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on September 13, 2023
Artical is an incorrect spelling of Article. An article refers to a piece of writing or a specific item.

Which is correct: Artical or Article
How to spell Article?

Artical is Incorrect

Article is Correct
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Key Differences
Think of "articulate" and shorten it to "article."

Sawaira Riaz
Sep 13, 2023
There's no "al" in "article."

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Sep 13, 2023
Use "ice" as a mnemonic: "art-ICE-le."

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Sep 13, 2023
"Arti-cle" like "particle" without the "par."

Janet White
Sep 13, 2023
Remember, an article in a magazine, not an "artical."

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Sep 13, 2023
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Artical and Article Definitions
Article
Article refers to a piece of writing in a publication.
She wrote an article about climate change.

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Sep 13, 2023
Article
Article may signify a distinct clause or provision in a contract.
The third article of the treaty was contentious.

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Sep 13, 2023
Article
An article can also represent a subject or topic.
Bird migration is an interesting article of study.

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Sep 13, 2023
Article
An individual thing or element of a class; a particular object or item
An article of clothing.
Articles of food.

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Apr 03, 2023
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Article
A particular section or item of a series in a written document, as in a contract, constitution, or treaty.

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Article
A nonfictional literary composition that forms an independent part of a publication, as of a newspaper or magazine.

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Article
The part of speech used to indicate nouns and to specify their application.

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Article
Any of the words belonging to this part of speech. In English, the indefinite articles are a and an and the definite article is the.

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Article
To bind by articles set forth in a contract, such as one of apprenticeship.

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Article
A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.

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Article
An object, a member of a group or class.
An article of clothing
A sales article

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Article
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).

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Article
A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
The Articles of War are a set of regulations...to govern the conduct of...military...forces

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Article
A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
Each of the chelicerae is composed of two articles, forming a powerful pincer.

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Article
(archaic) A wench.
She's a prime article (whip slang), she's a devilish good piece, a hell of a goer.

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Article
(transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
To article an apprentice to a mechanic

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Article
(obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.

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Article
A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement.

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Article
A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.

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Article
Subject; matter; concern; distinct.
A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding.
This last article will hardly be believed.

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Article
A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article.
They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food.

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Article
Precise point of time; moment.
This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice.

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Article
One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article.

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Article
To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
If all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.

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Article
To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.
He shall be articled against in the high court of admiralty.

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Article
To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic.

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Article
To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.
Then he articled with her that he should go away when he pleased.

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Article
A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

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Article
(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase

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Article
An article can mean an individual item or object.
He bought a decorative article for his room.

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Sep 13, 2023
Article
In grammar, article indicates a word (like 'a,' 'an,' 'the') preceding a noun.
Use 'an' before a vowel; it's an article rule.

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Sep 13, 2023
FAQs
Why is it called Article?
It's derived from Latin "articulus" meaning "a small joint or part."

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Sep 13, 2023
Which vowel is used before Article?
Depends on context, often 'an' if referring to the grammatical term.

Harlon Moss
Sep 13, 2023
Which conjunction is used with Article?
Any conjunction can be used, depending on the sentence's context.

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Sep 13, 2023
What is the verb form of Article?
"To article" means to bind by articles of apprenticeship.

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Sep 13, 2023
Which preposition is used with Article?
Often "on" (an article on climate change) or "of" (articles of clothing).

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Sep 13, 2023
What is the opposite of Article?
There isn't a direct opposite, but contextually "whole" contrasts with the idea of a part or segment.

Sara Rehman
Sep 13, 2023
Which article is used with Article?
Typically "an" (when referring to a singular piece of writing) or "the."

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Sep 13, 2023
Is Article an abstract noun?
No, but in some contexts, it can refer to abstract ideas.

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Sep 13, 2023
Is Article a vowel or consonant?
"Article" is a word containing both vowels and consonants.

Sara Rehman
Sep 13, 2023
Is the Article term a metaphor?
Not inherently, but can be used metaphorically.

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Sep 13, 2023
Which determiner is used with Article?
"This," "that," "a," "an," etc., depending on context.

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Sep 13, 2023
What is the first form of Article?
Article (as a noun, it doesn't have verb forms in the same way).

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Sep 13, 2023
How is Article used in a sentence?
"She published an article about health and wellness in the local newspaper."

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Sep 13, 2023
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