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miscount

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmɪskaʊnt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /mɪsˈkaʊnt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊnt
  • CMU ARPABET: M IH1 S K AW1 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An incorrect counting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To count incorrectly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

an inaccurate count

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally

4

verb

Meaning 4

count wrongly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: count, number, enumerate, numerate

History

Etymology

From Middle English miscounten, equivalent to mis- + count.