count vs estimate

estimate vs count

count and estimate both are nouns.

count and estimate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, estimate is a hypernym of count; that is, estimate is a word with a broader meaning than count:

count: take account of
estimate: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

Other hypernyms of count include approximate, gauge, guess, judge.

count (noun)	estimate (noun)
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order	a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl	an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
the total number counted	the respect with which a person is held
	a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
	a statement indicating the likely cost of some job

count (verb)	estimate (verb)
include as if by counting	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
have faith or confidence in	judge to be probable
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 count and estimate

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