tally vs miscount

tally and miscount both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tally	Yes	No	Yes	No
miscount	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of tally include blood count, census, nose count, nosecount, countdown, poll, recount, sperm count.

tally (noun)	miscount (noun)
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order	an inaccurate count
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
a bill for an amount due

tally (verb)	miscount (verb)
determine the sum of	count wrongly
keep score, as in games
gain points in a game
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics