Home › Words › M › miscomputemiscompute/ˈmɪskəmpjuːt/miscompute · noun — an erroneous computation.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).miscompute is pronounced /ˈmɪskəmpjuːt/.EtymologyFrom mis- + compute.nounAn erroneous computation.e.g.“Buddeus de Asse correcting their miscompute” — 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:verbTo compute erroneously.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.miscomputation 86% match — The incorrect performance of a computation. vs miscompute →miscalculation 73% match — An incorrect or mistaken calculation. vs miscompute →miscompare 70% match — To compare incorrectly. vs miscompute →misreckoning 68% match — A false reckoning; a miscalculation. vs miscompute →miscompile 68% match — To compile (put together) incorrectly. vs miscompute →miscast 67% match — To cast or reckon incorrectly. vs miscompute →miscounter 67% match — One who counts incorrectly. vs miscompute →miscompensate 65% match — To err when attempting to adapt to a condition. vs miscompute →