Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscomputation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-com-pu-ta-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The incorrect performance of a computation.

noun

A wrong or incorrect computation.

Example Sentences

"His miscomputation of the amount of tax he owed increased his tax bill."
"The miscomputation of the library's weight was the result of not accounting for the weight of the books."

Etymology

From mis- + computation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

miscomputations (plural)

Synonyms

miscalculation

Questions

What does miscomputation mean?: The incorrect performance of a computation.
Where does miscomputation come from?: From mis- + computation.

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