untick
/ʌnˈtɪk/
"untick" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“untick” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (UK) To uncheck; to remove a tick mark from.
Corpus desk
Index EN-untick · untick · English
untick · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | untick |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ʌnˈtɪk/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “untick” in English
Rare enough to double-check
untick is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ʌnˈtɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(UK) To uncheck; to remove a tick mark from.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for untick, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + tick. The correct English form is untick, spelled U-N-T-I-C-K.
Definition
- 1(UK) To uncheck; to remove a tick mark from.
Etymology
From un- + tick.
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.