diff --git a/cmd/page.go b/cmd/page.go
index 983bcde..18033f5 100644
--- a/cmd/page.go
+++ b/cmd/page.go
@@ -323,14 +323,22 @@ Examples:
 	},
 }
 
-var pageDeleteCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "delete <page-id|url>",
-	Short: "Delete (archive) a page",
-	Long: `Archive a Notion page (soft delete).
+var pageArchiveCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "archive <page-id|url>",
+	Aliases: []string{"delete", "trash"},
+	Short:   "Archive a page (soft delete, reversible)",
+	Long: `Archive a Notion page.
+
+This is a soft delete — the page moves to the workspace trash but can be
+brought back with 'notion page restore'. Despite the legacy 'delete'
+alias, no content is removed permanently.
+
+Aliases: archive | delete | trash
 
 Examples:
-  notion page delete abc123
-  notion page delete https://notion.so/My-Page-abc123`,
+  notion page archive abc123
+  notion page trash   https://notion.so/My-Page-abc123
+  notion page delete  abc123              # still works for back-compat`,
 	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		token, err := getToken()
@@ -348,7 +356,7 @@ Examples:
 
 		data, err := c.Patch("/v1/pages/"+pageID, body)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("delete page: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("archive page: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		if outputFormat == "json" {
@@ -359,11 +367,16 @@ Examples:
 			return render.JSON(result)
 		}
 
-		fmt.Println("✓ Page archived")
+		fmt.Println("✓ Page archived (run 'notion page restore' to undo)")
 		return nil
 	},
 }
 
+// pageDeleteCmd is kept as a standalone var pointing at the same RunE
+// purely so existing tests / scripts that reference the variable name
+// still compile. The user-facing command is aliased via pageArchiveCmd.
+var pageDeleteCmd = pageArchiveCmd
+
 var pageMoveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "move <page-id|url>",
 	Short: "Move a page to a new parent",
@@ -573,7 +586,7 @@ Examples:
 var pageRestoreCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "restore <page-id|url>",
 	Short: "Restore an archived page",
-	Long: `Unarchive a Notion page (reverse of delete).
+	Long: `Unarchive a Notion page (reverse of archive / delete / trash).
 
 Examples:
   notion page restore abc123`,
@@ -943,7 +956,7 @@ func init() {
 	pageCmd.AddCommand(pageViewCmd)
 	pageCmd.AddCommand(pageListCmd)
 	pageCmd.AddCommand(pageCreateCmd)
-	pageCmd.AddCommand(pageDeleteCmd)
+	pageCmd.AddCommand(pageArchiveCmd)
 	pageCmd.AddCommand(pageRestoreCmd)
 	pageCmd.AddCommand(pageMoveCmd)
 	pageCmd.AddCommand(pageOpenCmd)
diff --git a/cmd/page_archive_test.go b/cmd/page_archive_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34011b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/page_archive_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestPageArchiveCommandAliases(t *testing.T) {
+	// The canonical command is `archive`; `delete` and `trash` are aliases.
+	wantAliases := map[string]bool{"delete": true, "trash": true}
+	got := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, a := range pageArchiveCmd.Aliases {
+		got[a] = true
+	}
+	if len(got) != len(wantAliases) {
+		t.Errorf("aliases = %v, want %v", pageArchiveCmd.Aliases, []string{"delete", "trash"})
+	}
+	for a := range wantAliases {
+		if !got[a] {
+			t.Errorf("missing alias %q", a)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPageArchiveCommandNameIsCanonical(t *testing.T) {
+	// `Use:` should start with "archive", making that the primary term in
+	// --help output. The old "delete" lives only as an alias.
+	if got := pageArchiveCmd.Name(); got != "archive" {
+		t.Errorf("canonical name = %q, want 'archive'", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPageArchiveResolvesViaAlias(t *testing.T) {
+	// Cobra resolves an alias by matching against command.Aliases.
+	// Each alias must route to the same cobra.Command.
+	for _, alias := range []string{"delete", "trash", "archive"} {
+		cmd, _, err := pageCmd.Find([]string{alias})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("alias %q: Find returned error: %v", alias, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if cmd != pageArchiveCmd {
+			t.Errorf("alias %q resolved to %q, want the archive command", alias, cmd.Name())
+		}
+	}
+}