# uptick

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʌptɪk/ · frequency rank #37,755

## Definitions
1. A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.
2. A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one.

## Etymology
From up- + tick.

## Easily confused with
- **Utica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uptick-vs-utica)
- **uptime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uptick-vs-uptime)
- **uplink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uplink-vs-uptick)

## Common misspellings (9)
`putick`, `upitck`, `upptick`, `uptcik`, `upticck`, `uptickk`, `uptikc`, `upttick`, `utpick`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/uptick