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miscalculate

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /mɪsˈkælkjʊleɪt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S K AE1 L K Y AH0 L EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To calculate incorrectly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • They miscalculated by assuming the dimensions were in imperial, not metric.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make a gross error in judgment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

calculate incorrectly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: misestimate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure

4

verb

Meaning 4

judge incorrectly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I had misestimated his determination

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: misestimate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: misjudge

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English calculate English miscalculate From mis- + calculate.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 算错 (suàncuò) — incorrectly calculate
  • Czech: přepočítat se — incorrectly calculate
  • Finnish: laskea väärin — incorrectly calculate
  • Ido: miskalkular — incorrectly calculate
  • Irish: míríomh — incorrectly calculate
  • Irish: mí-áirigh — incorrectly calculate
  • Japanese: 誤算する (gosan suru) — incorrectly calculate
  • Polish: obliczać błędnie — incorrectly calculate
  • Polish: obliczyć błędnie — incorrectly calculate
  • Romanian: calcula greșit — incorrectly calculate
  • Spanish: calcular mal — incorrectly calculate
  • Finnish: arvioida väärin — make a gross error in judgement
  • German: missrechnen — make a gross error in judgement
  • Polish: przeliczać się — make a gross error in judgement
  • Polish: przeliczyć się — make a gross error in judgement
  • Russian: просчи́тываться (prosčítyvatʹsja) — make a gross error in judgement
  • Russian: просчита́ться (prosčitátʹsja) — make a gross error in judgement
  • Spanish: juzgar mal — make a gross error in judgement
  • Swedish: missräkna — make a gross error in judgement
  • Ukrainian: прорахо́вуватися (proraxóvuvatysja) — make a gross error in judgement
  • Ukrainian: прорахува́тися (proraxuvátysja) — make a gross error in judgement