The difference between Count and Earl
When used as nouns, count means the act of counting or tallying a quantity, whereas earl means a british or irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess.
Count is also verb with the meaning: to recite numbers in sequence.
check bellow for the other definitions of Count and Earl
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Count as a verb (intransitive):
To recite numbers in sequence.
Examples:
"Can you count to a hundred? The psychiatrist asked her to count down from a hundred by sevens."
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Count as a verb (transitive):
To determine the number (of objects in a group).
Examples:
"There are three apples; count them."
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Count as a verb (intransitive):
To be of significance; to matter.
Examples:
"Your views don't count here. It does count if you cheat with someone when you're drunk."
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Count as a verb (intransitive):
To be an example of something: and an indefinite noun}}.
Examples:
"Apples count as a type of fruit."
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Count as a verb (transitive):
To consider something an example of something.
Examples:
"He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river. I count you as more than a friend."
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Count as a verb (obsolete):
To take account or note (of).
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Count as a verb (UK, legal):
To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.
Examples:
"rfquotek Burrill"
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Count as a noun:
The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
Examples:
"Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough."
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Count as a noun:
The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
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Count as a noun:
A countdown.
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Count as a noun (legal):
A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.
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Count as a noun (baseball):
The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
Examples:
"He has a 3-2 count with the bases loaded."
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Count as a noun (obsolete):
An object of interest or account; value; estimation.
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Count as a noun:
The male ruler of a county.
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Count as a noun:
A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
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Earl as a noun:
A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.