Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscount

/mɪsˈkaʊnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: mis-count
IPA: /mɪsˈkaʊnt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To count incorrectly.

noun

An incorrect counting.

Example Sentences

"To bait the mark, the veteran grifter initially covers one of the three numbers on the clothespin or miscounts the marble tally which serves to award the mark fairbanked points. The grateful mark will not question the grifter's tricky misread or miscount."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: miscounten

Inflected Forms

miscounts (present, singular) miscounting (participle, present) miscounted (participle, past) miscounted (past) miscounts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

misadd mistotal

Rhymes With

account amount count mount discount mt recount blount surmount yount viscount dismount

Questions

How do you pronounce miscount?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈkaʊnt/.
What does miscount mean?: To count incorrectly.
Where does miscount come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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