# rarest

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹɛɹəst/ · frequency rank #26,570

## Definitions
1. superlative form of rare: most rare

## Easily confused with
- **rest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rarest-vs-rest)
- **rates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rarest-vs-rates)
- **raves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rarest-vs-raves)
- **rare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rare-vs-rarest)
- **races** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/races-vs-rarest)
- **rarer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rarer-vs-rarest)
- **rakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rakes-vs-rarest)
- **racist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-rarest)
- **rarely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rarely-vs-rarest)
- **rapist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapist-vs-rarest)
- **Ramesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramesh-vs-rarest)
- **Rajesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajesh-vs-rarest)

## Common misspellings (8)
`raerst`, `raresst`, `rarestt`, `rarets`, `rarrest`, `rarset`, `rraest`, `rrarest`

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