This is the 6156th most frequent Russian word.
считанные
"Считанные" means "a few" or "a limited number of."
Using 'считанные' to emphasize scarcity or a limited number of days.
У нас осталось считанные дни до завершения проекта.
We have only a few days left until the project is finished.
Employing 'считанные' to denote that only few individuals were informed.
Считанные люди в зале знали правильный ответ.
Only a few people in the hall knew the correct answer.
Utilizing 'считанные' to indicate rarity or infrequency of occurrences.