Rare is a word used to denote low numbers of abundance.

Rare species, In biology, is a conservation category designating the scarcity of an organism and implying a threat to its viability.

In the cooking of beef and other meat products, rare is a term used to indicate that the meat is still quite uncooked on the inside and just charred on the surface. See temperature (meat).

Rare may also refer to:

• Rare (video game company), a video game development company
• Rare (band), a band from Northern Ireland

See also

• RARE