Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to miscalculate
Participle: miscalculated
Gerund: miscalculating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | miscalculate |
| you | miscalculate |
| he;she;it | miscalculates |
| we | miscalculate |
| you | miscalculate |
| they | miscalculate |
Perfect
| I | have miscalculated |
| you | have miscalculated |
| he;she;it | has miscalculated |
| we | have miscalculated |
| you | have miscalculated |
| they | have miscalculated |
Past
| I | miscalculated |
| you | miscalculated |
| he;she;it | miscalculated |
| we | miscalculated |
| you | miscalculated |
| they | miscalculated |
Pluperfect
| I | had miscalculated |
| you | had miscalculated |
| he;she;it | had miscalculated |
| we | had miscalculated |
| you | had miscalculated |
| they | had miscalculated |
Future
| I | will miscalculate |
| you | will miscalculate |
| he;she;it | will miscalculate |
| we | will miscalculate |
| you | will miscalculate |
| they | will miscalculate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have miscalculated |
| you | will have miscalculated |
| he;she;it | will have miscalculated |
| we | will have miscalculated |
| you | will have miscalculated |
| they | will have miscalculated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | miscalculate |
| you | miscalculate |
| he;she;it | miscalculate |
| we | miscalculate |
| you | miscalculate |
| they | miscalculate |
Perfect
| I | have miscalculated |
| you | have miscalculated |
| he;she;it | have miscalculated |
| we | have miscalculated |
| you | have miscalculated |
| they | have miscalculated |
Imperfect
| I | miscalculated |
| you | miscalculated |
| he;she;it | miscalculated |
| we | miscalculated |
| you | miscalculated |
| they | miscalculated |
Pluperfect
| I | had miscalculated |
| you | had miscalculated |
| he;she;it | had miscalculated |
| we | had miscalculated |
| you | had miscalculated |
| they | had miscalculated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would miscalculate |
| you | would miscalculate |
| he;she;it | would miscalculate |
| we | would miscalculate |
| you | would miscalculate |
| they | would miscalculate |
Perfect
| I | would have miscalculated |
| you | would have miscalculated |
| he;she;it | would have miscalculated |
| we | would have miscalculated |
| you | would have miscalculated |
| they | would have miscalculated |
Imperative
| you | miscalculate |
| we | Let's miscalculate |
| you | miscalculate |
Verbs conjugated like 'miscalculate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'miscalculate'
calculate,
discalceate,
miscalibrate,
precalculate,
recalculate,
backcalculate,
incapsulate,
maculate,
masculate,
misallocate,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
3. Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
4. Proto-Germanic *missaz
5. Proto-Germanic *missa-
6. Proto-West Germanic *missa-
7. Old English mis-
8. Middle English mys-
9. English mis-
10. English calculate
11. English miscalculate
12. From mis- + calculate.
Sample Sentences
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They miscalculated by assuming the dimensions were in imperial, not metric.
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Hitler and the Japanese generals miscalculated badly, 10 years ago, when they thought we would not be able to use our economic power effectively for the defeat of aggression. Let would-be aggressors make no such mistake today. [1950 September 1, Harry S. Truman, 2:37 from the start, in MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:]
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In the end, one could say with minimal originality, but considerable accuracy, that Bill Simmons simply flew too close to the sun. He miscalculated how much value ESPN put on him and on his unique abilities and talents. [2015 May 9, James Andrew Miller, “Inside the Shocking, Abrupt Divorce of Bill Simmons and ESPN”, in Vanity Fair, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2016:]
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Obsessed only with cost, 'Sir Humphrey' saw that Transport for London 'got away' with ticket office closures on the Tube with only minor public pushback and miscalculated that it could do the same on the national network. This assumption backfired spectacularly. [2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3:]
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This report examines the voluminous evidence bolstering these conclusions. We document the many ways in which the Harris campaign and Democratic Party leadership failed to meet the moment and gravely miscalculated both what and who the election hinged on. [2025, Christopher D. Cook, “Autopsy: How Democrats Lost the White House”, in RootsAction, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2026, page 4:]