# igneous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪɡ.ni.əs/ · frequency rank #36,612

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
2. Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.

## Etymology
From Latin igneus (“fiery”).

## Common misspellings (9)
`gineous`, `igenous`, `iggneous`, `igneosu`, `igneouss`, `igneuos`, `ignneous`, `ignoeus`, `ingeous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/igneous