rares

[ˈʁaːʁəs]

/[ˈʁaːʁəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“rares” is uncommon German (frequency #54,013 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,013
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-rares · rares · German

rares · rank #54,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,013
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ranke

Nearest frequency peer: Ranke (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „rares“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „rares“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rares
PropertyValue
Headwordrares
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁaːʁəs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rares“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).raresfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ranke“ (#54,012), „Ratsherren“ (#54,014), „Rajoy“ (#54,011). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rares“ bei #54,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rares is uncommon German at frequency #54,013 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁaːʁəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

rares has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is rares, spelled R-A-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar

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 "rares"?
"rares" is spelled R-A-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaːʁəs].
What does "rares" mean?
As an adjective, "rares" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar
How do you pronounce "rares"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rares" is [ˈʁaːʁəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rares" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ranke#54,012Rajoy#54,011Polak#53,989Samos#54,048

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list