# magma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæɡ.mə/ · frequency rank #22,735

## Definitions
1. A mixture of molten silicate rock, crystals, and gas within the earth, which may be erupted as lava or cool in place to form igneous intrusions.
2. A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.
3. Any soft doughy mass.
4. The residuum after expressing the juice from fruits.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ǵyéti
Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Ancient Greek -μα (-ma)
Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma)der.
English magma
From Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma, “paste”).

## Easily confused with
- **MMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mma)
- **MGM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mgm)
- **mam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mam)
- **mama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mama)
- **mega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mega)
- **Maya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-maya)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mata)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mara)
- **mana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mana)
- **Mags** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mags)
- **Maia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-maia)
- **maha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-maha)
- **mala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mala)
- **MDMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mdma)
- **mami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mami)
- **masa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-masa)
- **maim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-maim)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-maria)
- **manga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-manga)
- **Malta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-malta)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amgma`, `magam`, `maggma`, `magmma`, `mamga`, `mgama`, `mmagma`

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