The German word for Rare is Selten. This word often comes up when talking about food. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 669th most common word in German. It can be used as adjective. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common German words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.