This is the 3343rd most frequent Spanish word.
conteo
The act of counting or tallying.
In this sentence, 'conteo' refers to the act or process of counting votes in an election context.
El conteo de votos se realizó anoche.
The vote counting took place last night.
Here, 'conteo' is part of the phrase 'conteo regresivo', a specific term to describe a countdown, often used in events or launches.
El conteo regresivo para el lanzamiento llegó a cero.
The countdown for the launch reached zero.
In this sentence, 'conteo' is used to describe the action of counting celestial objects, like stars.