counting vs recount

counting and recount both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counting	Yes	No	No	No
recount	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, recount is a hyponym of counting; that is, recount is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than counting:

counting: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
recount: an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election

Other hyponyms of counting include blood count, census, nose count, nosecount, countdown, miscount, poll, sperm count.

counting (noun)	recount (noun)
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order	an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election

counting (verb)	recount (verb)
	narrate or give a detailed account of
	count again