magmatic

Name: magmatic, English Word Data
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/maɡˈmatɪk/

//maɡˈmatɪk// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“magmatic” is uncommon English (frequency #63,778 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,778
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pertaining to magma or magmatism.

Key facts for magmatic
Property	Value
Headword	magmatic
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/maɡˈmatɪk/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#63,778
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “magmatic” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). magmatic lands here:

#63,778

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

magmatic is uncommon English at frequency #63,778 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /maɡˈmatɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pertaining to magma or magmatism.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for magmatic, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From (the stem of) Latin magma + -ic, from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma, “thick unguent”), from μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass”). The correct English form is magmatic, spelled M-A-G-M-A-T-I-C.

Definition

1
Pertaining to magma or magmatism.

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin magma + -ic, from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma, “thick unguent”), from μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass”).

This word in other languages

magmatique(Français)magmatisch(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "magmatic"?

"magmatic" is spelled M-A-G-M-A-T-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /maɡˈmatɪk/.

What does "magmatic" mean?

As an adjective, "magmatic" means: Pertaining to magma or magmatism.

How do you pronounce "magmatic"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magmatic" is /maɡˈmatɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "magmatic"?

From (the stem of) Latin magma + -ic, from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma, “thick unguent”), from μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “magmatic”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-A-G-M-A-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.