downtick
noun
downtick is spelled D-O-W-N-T-I-C-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, downtick means “A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of downtick is downticks.
How many letters and syllables are in downtick?
| Letters | 8: D-O-W-N-T-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 downtick?
Downtick appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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).
Forms of downtick
- downticks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does downtick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does downtick come from?
From down + tick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).