downtick

Name: downtick, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“downtick” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.

Key facts for downtick
Property	Value
Headword	downtick
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	8
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “downtick” sits in English frequency

downtick falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

downtick is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for downtick in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From down + tick. The correct English form is downtick, spelled D-O-W-N-T-I-C-K.

Definition

1
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
2
A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.

Etymology

From down + tick.

Antonyms

uptick

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "downtick"?

"downtick" is spelled D-O-W-N-T-I-C-K.

What does "downtick" mean?

As a noun, "downtick" means: A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.

What is the origin of the word "downtick"?

From down + tick. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “downtick”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is D-O-W-N-T-I-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.