miscount

[mis-kount, mis-kount]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to count or calculate erroneously.

noun

1. an erroneous counting; miscalculation.

miscount

/ ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt /

verb

1. to count or calculate incorrectly

noun

1. a false count or calculation

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscount¹

1350–1400; mis- ¹ + count ¹; replacing Middle English mesconten < Middle French mesconter

Example Sentences

The miscounting was attributed to patchy record-keeping and suspicions that some families may have tried to hide the deaths of elderly relatives in order to claim their pensions.

Read more on BBC

Tasked with chasing 181 to level the series, Jones was left unbeaten on 47 having failed to marshal the tail and miscounting the balls left in an over.

Read more on BBC

England were bowled out for 159 after Jones had miscounted how many balls were left in the 48th over, which left number 11 Lauren Bell exposed at the other end.

Read more on BBC

There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results.

Read more on Seattle Times

By the next morning, Santorum’s underdog campaign was hearing from county chairmen about miscounts.

Read more on New York Times