miscalculate
/mɪsˈkælkjʊleɪt/verb
miscalculate is spelled M-I-S-C-A-L-C-U-L-A-T-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, miscalculate means “To calculate incorrectly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in miscalculate?
| Letters | 12: M-I-S-C-A-L-C-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is miscalculate?
Miscalculate appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce miscalculate?
- /mɪsˈkælkjʊleɪt/
Miscalculate has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-miscalculate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-miscalculate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miscalculate
- miscalculates present, singular, he/she/it
- miscalculating participle, present
- miscalculated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miscalculate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To calculate incorrectly.
They miscalculated by assuming the dimensions were in imperial, not metric.
- 2
To make a gross error in judgment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miscalculate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | calcular mal , juzgar mal |
| German | missrechnen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.