rare
French, adjective/ʁaʁ/
rare is spelled R-A-R-E (4 letters) and appears 47 times per million words in written French, the 1,772nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rare is a French adjective meaning “rare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est en petit nombre ; qui se trouve difficilement”.
What does rare mean in English?
adjective
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rare
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est en petit nombre ; qui se trouve difficilement. 2. Qui est peu commun, peu courant. 3. Qualifie une personne qui a un mérite extraordinaire. 4. Qualifie une barbe clairsemée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rare
- rares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rare?
- /ʁaʁ/
- /ʁɑʁ/
- \ʁaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rare
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rare in French?
rare appears 47 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).