rare

[ˈʁaːʁə]

/[ˈʁaːʁə]/ adj

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The verdict

“rare” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,732. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,732
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar

Corpus desk

Index DE-rare · rare · German

rare · rank #30,732 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,732
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ranges

Nearest frequency peer: ranges (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „rare“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „rare“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rare vs re
50% similar
rare vs RR
0% similar
rare vs Rat
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rare
PropertyValue
Headwordrare
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁaːʁə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#30,732
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rare“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.rareliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ranges“ (#30,731), „rally“ (#30,730), „Referentin“ (#30,734). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rare“ bei #30,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rare (IPA [ˈʁaːʁə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,732 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rare, with forms such as "arre", "raer", and "rarre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "re", "RR", "Rat", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is rare, spelled R-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arre
  • raer
  • rarre
  • rrae
  • rrare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rare - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arre2raer2rarre1rrae2rrare1
Edit distance from "rare"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rare"?
"rare" is spelled R-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaːʁə].
What does "rare" mean?
As an adjective, "rare" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
What words are commonly confused with "rare"?
"rare" is commonly confused with "re", "RR", "Rat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rare" is [ˈʁaːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rare" come from?
"rare" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rare", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Raabe5 variantsMaggi5 variantstoro5 variantskika5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list