# margarine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/ · frequency rank #35,821

## Definitions
1. A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.
2. The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French margarine, from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”), in allusion to its pearly lustre, with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine (“glycerine”). French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.

## Easily confused with
- **margarita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/margarine-vs-margarita)
- **magazine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magazine-vs-margarine)

## Common misspellings (13)
`amrgarine`, `magrarine`, `maragrine`, `margairne`, `margarien`, `margarinne`, `margarnie`, `margarrine`, `marggarine`, `margraine`, `marrgarine`, `mmargarine`, `mragarine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/margarine