miscount
/mɪsˈkaʊnt/verb, noun
miscount is spelled M-I-S-C-O-U-N-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, miscount means “To count incorrectly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in miscount?
| Letters | 8: M-I-S-C-O-U-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is miscount?
Miscount appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce miscount?
- /mɪsˈkaʊnt/
As a noun (“An incorrect counting”): /ˈmɪskaʊnt/.
Miscount has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-miscount.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-miscount2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miscount
- miscounts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- miscounting participle, present
- miscounted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miscount mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To count incorrectly.
noun
- 1
An incorrect counting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does miscount come from?
From Middle English miscounten, equivalent to mis- + count.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).