diff --git a/grammar.go b/grammar.go
index 2c5ff62..324bc26 100644
--- a/grammar.go
+++ b/grammar.go
@@ -658,12 +658,15 @@ func Quote(s string) string {
 
 // ArticlePhrase prefixes a noun phrase with the correct article.
 func ArticlePhrase(word string) string {
-	article := Article(word)
-	if article == "" || word == "" {
+	if word == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
 	lang := currentLangForGrammar()
 	word = renderWord(lang, word)
+	article := Article(word)
+	if article == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
 	if strings.HasSuffix(article, "'") {
 		return article + word
 	}
diff --git a/grammar_test.go b/grammar_test.go
index 8db4a2a..e1e8740 100644
--- a/grammar_test.go
+++ b/grammar_test.go
@@ -521,6 +521,36 @@ func TestArticlePhrase_RespectsWordMap(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestArticlePhrase_UsesRenderedWordForArticleSelection(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := Default()
+	svc, err := New()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New() failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	SetDefault(svc)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		SetDefault(prev)
+	})
+
+	data := GetGrammarData("en")
+	if data == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GetGrammarData(\"en\") returned nil")
+	}
+	original, existed := data.Words["ssh"]
+	data.Words["ssh"] = "SSH"
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if existed {
+			data.Words["ssh"] = original
+			return
+		}
+		delete(data.Words, "ssh")
+	})
+
+	if got, want := ArticlePhrase("ssh"), "an SSH"; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("ArticlePhrase(%q) = %q, want %q", "ssh", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestArticlePhraseFrenchLocale(t *testing.T) {
 	prev := Default()
 	svc, err := New()