bluetick
noun, verb
bluetick is spelled B-L-U-E-T-I-C-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bluetick means “A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bluetick is blueticks.
How many letters and syllables are in bluetick?
| Letters | 8: B-L-U-E-T-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bluetick?
Bluetick appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bluetick?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bluetick.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bluetick
- blueticks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- blueticking participle, present
- blueticked participle, past
- blue-tick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bluetick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A coonhound of a certain breed originating in the United States.
verb
- 1
To ignore (a message) sent through a social messaging app, especially one where a reply is expected or requested.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bluetick come from?
From blue + tick, from the coloration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).