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Definition of miscount

miscount

/ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt/
mis · count
Plural:miscounts
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Past Simple:miscounted
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Past Participle:miscounted
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Present Participle:miscounting
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miscount Lexical Profile

miscount Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

An incorrect count or calculation of a total.

Example

"The election officials ordered a full audit after discovering a significant miscount of the absentee ballots."

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• verb

1

To count incorrectly or make an error in reckoning a total.

Example

"The cashier accidentally miscounted the change and handed me an extra five-dollar bill."

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• Rhymes for miscount

• Nearby Words

misconstruct
misconstrue
miscopy
miscount
miscreant
miscue
miscut

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English from the prefix 'mis-' (meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly') and 'count' (from Old French 'conter', ultimately from Latin 'computare', meaning 'to calculate' or 'to sum up').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Miscount. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/miscount
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