article vs item

article

noun
  • An object, a member of a group or class. 

  • A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these. 

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

  • A genuine article. 

  • A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set. 

  • 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). 

verb
  • To bind by articles of apprenticeship. 

  • To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars. 

item

noun
  • A distinct physical object. 

  • A question on a test, which may include its answers. 

  • Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other. 

  • A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account. 

  • An object that can be picked up for later use. 

  • A short article in a newspaper. 

  • A matter for discussion in an agenda. 

verb
  • To make a note of. 

adv
  • likewise 

How often have the words article and item occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )