how to pronounce count

/kaʊnt/

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count is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of count in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to do the word count you know if you if …”

meaning of count

Count is a verb meaning to number or to count.

count frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word count occurs in english on average 42.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.