seldom

1. 1.

   not often

   “we rarely met”

   Synonymsrarely

Questions about seldom

What does seldom mean?

seldom means "not often".

How many syllables are in seldom?

seldom has 2 syllables: sel-dom. The stress falls on "sel". In IPA it is /ˈsɛldəm/.

What is another word for seldom?

Close synonyms include rarely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is seldom a common word?

seldom is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.