Category:Rare terms by language

Categories with terms that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.

To categorize into this category, use {{tlb|langcode|rare}} (template tlb, not lb), which should typically be placed next to the headword. (langcode is the appropriate language code for the language in question; see Wiktionary:List of languages.)

If the term is merely a variant (alternative form) of a term in general use, it should be categorized instead in [[Category:langname rare forms]] (using {{rare form of|langcode|...}} or {{rare spelling of|langcode|...}}). If only some senses of the term are rare, it should be categorized instead in [[Category:langname terms with rare senses]], using {{lb|langcode|rare}} (template lb instead of tlb), which should typically be placed next to the individual sense.

Rare terms should be distinguished from uncommon terms, which are not common but used enough to be generally recognized.

This is an umbrella category. It contains no dictionary entries, but only other, language-specific categories, which in turn contain relevant terms in a given language.

The following label generates this category: rare term^edit. To generate this category using this label, use {{lb|langcode|label}}, where langcode is the appropriate language code for the language in question (see Wiktionary:List of languages).

In addition, the following sense-dependent labels generate this category: rare (alias rare sense)^edit; very rare^edit. To generate this category using one of these labels, use {{tlb|langcode|label}}, where langcode is the appropriate language code for the language in question (see Wiktionary:List of languages).