Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

sällsynt

rare, unusual, uncommon/²sɛlˌsyːnt/

Meaning

rare; unusual; uncommon

In Swedish: som man sällan ser, ovanlig

Forms

Forms of sällsynt
Basic form	sällsynt	with en-words
Neuter	sällsynt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	sällsynta	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer sällsynt	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest sällsynt	“-est”, “most …”

Practise sällsynt

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What does sällsynt mean?

sällsynt in a sentence

sällsynta utländska böcker
rare foreign books
han är en sällsynt gäst i Sverige
he is a rare guest in (visitor to) Sweden

Questions

What does sällsynt mean in English?

sällsynt means “rare, unusual”.

Similar words

ovanligovanligt

Origin

From the neuter form of Old Swedish sälsyn, siäldsyn, siälsyn, siälffsyn.

Nearby common words

sällsynt is number 3,223 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,219paradis paradise
3,220stött supported, bumped
3,221doft fragrance, odour
3,222hastighet speed, velocity
3,224flyta flow, float
3,225klanta to blunder; to mess up, to be "klutzy" (in an extended sense that includes being klutzy in non-physical ways)
3,226intill beside, next to
3,227investera invest

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary