miscount
verb (used with or without object)
to count or calculate erroneously.
miscounts
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present tense formof miscount (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It looks simple, but if a child miscounts, counts one cow twice or skips one, it reveals they need to work on their number sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The geography of the miscounts also points to other potential causes.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
“Some of it was later recovered and often these reports are attributed to human error, such as miscounts or improper documentation,” Capt. Andrew Wood said in a written statement.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
Along with miscounts, these errors could also completely misrepresent entire communities.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2020
The author counts over money, miscounts it, then in counting forgets all about it, puts the money away and continues the reading of Yorick.
From Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century by Harvey W. (Harvey Waterman) Hewett-Thayer
