miscount
miscount — verb
- miscountpresent simple I / you / we / they
- miscountshe / she / it
- miscountedpast simple
- miscounting-ing form
1. to count people or things and end up with the wrong total.
to count people or things and end up with the wrong total.
Felix miscounted the ballots and reported twelve extra votes.
miscount + noun in an election context
Ritu miscounted the cash drawer after the lunch rush at the cafe.
miscount + money total
The teacher miscounted the exam papers and thought one student was absent.
We miscounted by two, so the team checked every box again.
Allison stopped the inventory check when she realized she had miscounted the tablets.
- miscalculate
broader; it can describe mistakes in arithmetic, planning, or judgment, not just tallying items
- overcount
more specific; the final number is too high
- undercount
more specific; the final number is too low
文法句型
miscount + noun
miscount by + number
用法筆記
Often takes the thing being counted as its object, and 'miscount by + number' states the size of the mistake. Common objects include votes, money, tickets, and stock.
常見錯誤
miscount — noun
- miscountsingular
- miscountsplural
1. a wrong total produced when someone counts badly or leaves some items out.
a wrong total produced when someone counts badly or leaves some items out.
The miscount in the ticket sales delayed the final report for an hour.
a miscount in + business total
Election workers found a miscount after comparing the ballots with the tally sheet.
find a miscount after checking records
One small miscount of the screws forced the factory to stop packing boxes.
The event manager apologized when a miscount left three guests without seats.
- counting error
more general and slightly more formal
- tally mistake
more informal and mainly used for recorded totals
- accurate count
the correct total after checking
文法句型
a miscount in + noun
a miscount of + noun
用法筆記
Usually names one specific mistake in a tally, inventory, or sales total, often followed by 'in' or 'of'. It refers to the error itself, not the act of counting.