classify vs count

count vs classify

classify is not a noun while count is a noun.

classify and count both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
classify	No	No	Yes	No
count	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, count is a hyponym of classify; that is, count is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than classify:

classify: arrange or order by classes or categories
count: put into a group

Other hyponyms of classify include unitise, unitize, catalog, catalogue, isolate, refer, reclassify, size, dichotomise, dichotomize, pigeonhole, stamp, stereotype, group, grade, number.

classify (noun)	count (noun)
	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
	a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
	the total number counted

classify (verb)	count (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories	include as if by counting
assign to a class or kind	have faith or confidence in
declare unavailable, as for security reasons	take account of
	determine the number or amount of
	name or recite the numbers in ascending order
	show consideration for; take into account
	have weight; have import, carry weight
	put into a group
	have a certain value or carry a certain weight

Difference between classify and count

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