How to say "rarely" in Japanese

• 滅多にめったにJLPT N3approx.Common
  adverbThe common, everyday word for 'rarely; seldom': use it to say how infrequently something happens, such as rarely seeing a friend or rarely eating out.
  今いま、私はめったに映画えいがを見みに行いきません。↗

  Now I seldom go to the movies.
• たまさか
  adverbA less common word, usually written in kana alone, covering 'rarely; unusually; seldom; once in a while'; it stresses that something happens only occasionally, and is seldom the everyday choice for plain 'rarely'.

Use 「滅多に」 for the plain, everyday 'rarely; seldom'; 「たまさか」 is a less common word, usually written in kana alone, that leans toward 'once in a while' or 'unusually'.

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• 滅多にめったにrarely
• たまさかrarely