# Utica

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈjuːtɪkə/ · frequency rank #29,510

## Definitions
1. An ancient Phoenician colony on the African coast, near Carthage.
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## Etymology
From Latin Utica, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq, “old”).

## Easily confused with
- **UTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/utc-vs-utica)
- **uta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uta-vs-utica)
- **uric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uric-vs-utica)
- **uptick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uptick-vs-utica)
- **ultima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ultima-vs-utica)

## Common misspellings (6)
`tuica`, `uitca`, `utcia`, `utiac`, `uticca`, `uttica`

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