What is another word for miscount?

Pronunciation: [mɪskˈa͡ʊnt] (IPA)

Miscount is a term used to describe an inaccurate count or tally. It can lead to errors in data analysis, inventory management, and financial accounting. Synonyms for miscount include miscalculate, misreckon, misestimate, misnumber, and mismeasure. These terms all indicate that a mistake has been made in counting or measuring something. Other related words include overlook, underestimate, overestimate, and misinterpret. It is important to double-check calculations and measurements to avoid miscounts, as they can have significant consequences in various fields. Using synonyms can help in detecting and correcting any errors in counting, measuring, or estimating.

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Usage examples for Miscount

So perturbed was she that even when she decided that she could do no more for their comfort and retreated to the kitchen, she failed to realize that the one extra plate meant an absent guest, and not a miscount in placing them, as she fancied.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
In 1770 the matter was placed by statute in the hands of select committees of the House; but that did not put an end to political bias, and finally in 1868, the trial of election petitions, whether filed on the ground of a miscount, or of corrupt or illegal practices, was committed to a judicial body.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell
"There is more in that hand, ma'am," he has been known to say; or, "Ma'am, you forgot to count his nob;" in fact, he identified himself with his mistress's game, and would have lost twenty places rather than witness a miscount.
"The Book of Household Management"
Mrs. Isabella Beeton

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