miscalculation
noun
miscalculation is spelled M-I-S-C-A-L-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miscalculation means “An incorrect or mistaken calculation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of miscalculation is miscalculations.
How many letters and syllables are in miscalculation?
| Letters | 14: M-I-S-C-A-L-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 miscalculation?
Miscalculation appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 miscalculation?
- US
Miscalculation has 5 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)-Wodencafe-miscalculation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miscalculation
- miscalculations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miscalculation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An incorrect or mistaken calculation.
- 2
An error in judgment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miscalculation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an incorrect or mistaken calculation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Fehlkalkulation, Rechenfehler |
| Portuguese | erro de cálculo |
| Spanish | miscalculación |
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.
Where does miscalculation come from?
From mis- + calculation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).