This template is used at top of articles with similar names to redirect readers who might be searching for the alternative article.

Usage

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Users who are searching for Grande Prairie (with an "e") might instead go to the Grand Prairie article. To prevent confusion, this template is used as follows on the top of the Grand Prairie article:

{{confused|[[Grande Prairie]], a city in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]}}

...which produces:

Not to be confused with Grande Prairie, a city in Alberta, Canada.

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This template is used at top of articles with similar names to redirect readers who might be searching for the alternative article.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Not to be confused with places or topics1

Enter the text to go after "Not to be confused with...", including a wikilink to the article (you don't need to include a full stop/period)

Example
[[Grande Prairie]], a city in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]
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