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- [verb mis-kount; noun mis-kount]
- /verb mɪsˈkaʊnt; noun ˈmɪsˌkaʊnt/
- /ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt/
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- [verb mis-kount; noun mis-kount]
- /verb mɪsˈkaʊnt; noun ˈmɪsˌkaʊnt/
Definitions of miscount word
- noun miscount an erroneous counting; miscalculation. 1
- noun miscount Count (something) incorrectly. 1
- transitive verb miscount calculate incorrectly 1
- noun miscount incorrect calculation 1
- verb miscount to count or calculate incorrectly 0
- noun miscount a false count or calculation 0
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Origin of miscount
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; mis-1 + count1; replacing Middle English mesconten < Middle French mesconter
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Parts of speech for Miscount
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miscount popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
miscount usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for miscount
noun miscount
- mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
- error — A mistake.
verb miscount
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- err — Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
- underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- overestimate — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
Antonyms for miscount
noun miscount
- accuracy — The accuracy of information or measurements is their quality of being true or correct, even in small details.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- count — A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
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