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Rarest Brass Instrument — All 113 Answers Ranked by Rarity

113 answers are accepted for “Name a brass instrument”. Natural brass instruments is the rarest brass instrument in this ranking, with 8 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Armeeposaune is the second-rarest with 16 monthly Wikipedia views, 2.00× the figure for Natural brass instruments. Didgeridoo is the most common brass instrument in this ranking, with 210,459 monthly Wikipedia views, 26,307× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 113 answers: 2,645,982. Natural brass instruments is under 0.1% of that total. 23 answers are Epic or Legendary: Natural brass instruments (Legendary), Armeeposaune (Legendary), Silver sonic trombone (Legendary), and 20 more.

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Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

113 answers to “Name a brass instrument”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank Answer Tier Rarity Monthly Wikipedia views
1 Natural brass instruments on Wikipedia Legendary 1.000 8
2 Armeeposaune on Wikipedia Legendary 0.991 16
3 Silver sonic trombone on Wikipedia Legendary 0.982 32
4 Cavalry trombone on Wikipedia Legendary 0.973 37
5 Sopranino trombone on Wikipedia Legendary 0.964 57
6 Vienna valve trombone on Wikipedia Legendary 0.955 88
7 Hosaphone on Wikipedia Legendary 0.946 105
8 Piccolino trombone on Wikipedia Legendary 0.938 125
9 Quinticlave on Wikipedia Epic 0.929 182
10 Russian bassoon on Wikipedia Epic 0.920 248
11 Tre on Wikipedia Epic 0.911 279
12 Hornucopian dronepipe on Wikipedia Epic 0.902 387
13 Buki on Wikipedia Epic 0.893 505
14 Flugabone on Wikipedia Epic 0.884 543
15 Hunting-horn on Wikipedia Epic 0.875 600
16 Tube trumpet on Wikipedia Epic 0.866 653
17 Valide trombone on Wikipedia Epic 0.857 763
18 Medieval lituus on Wikipedia Epic 0.848 782
19 Soprano helicon on Wikipedia Epic 0.839 824
20 Piccolo trombone on Wikipedia Epic 0.830 1,225
21 Waqra phuku on Wikipedia Epic 0.821 1,301
22 Upright serpent on Wikipedia Epic 0.813 1,403
23 Nabal on Wikipedia Epic 0.804 1,448
24 Nagak on Wikipedia Rare 0.795 1,470
25 Cornettino on Wikipedia Rare 0.786 1,647
26 Loophonium on Wikipedia Rare 0.777 1,659
27 Corno da tirarsi on Wikipedia Rare 0.768 1,743
28 Vaccine on Wikipedia Rare 0.759 1,786
29 Midwinter horn on Wikipedia Rare 0.750 1,803
30 King 3B on Wikipedia Rare 0.741 1,821
31 Trutruca on Wikipedia Rare 0.732 1,847
32 Kuhlohorn on Wikipedia Rare 0.723 1,860
33 Rozhok on Wikipedia Rare 0.714 1,955
34 Fiscorn on Wikipedia Rare 0.705 2,401
35 Sudrophone on Wikipedia Rare 0.696 2,466
36 Ransingha on Wikipedia Rare 0.688 2,897
37 Trombonium on Wikipedia Rare 0.679 3,422
38 Kombu on Wikipedia Rare 0.670 3,562
39 Tibetan horn on Wikipedia Rare 0.661 3,783
40 Erke on Wikipedia Rare 0.652 3,820
41 Bucium on Wikipedia Rare 0.643 3,936
42 Kakaki on Wikipedia Rare 0.634 4,062
43 Contrabass trumpet on Wikipedia Rare 0.625 4,288
44 Buccin on Wikipedia Rare 0.616 4,312
45 Soprano cornet on Wikipedia Rare 0.607 4,448
46 Jazzophone on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.598 4,810
47 Tenor trombone on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.589 5,007
48 Keyed bugle on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.580 5,217
49 Marching brass on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.571 5,657
50 Birch trumpet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.563 5,780
51 Firebird on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.554 6,418
52 Keyed trumpet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.545 6,430
53 Roman tuba on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.536 6,640
54 Double bell euphonium on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.527 6,734
55 German horn on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.518 6,832
56 Soprano trombone on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.509 7,092
57 Dakshinavarti shankha on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.500 7,135
58 Alto trombone on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.491 7,271
59 Nafir on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.482 7,511
60 Baroque trumpet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.473 7,544
61 Slide trumpet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.464 7,788
62 Vienna horn on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.455 7,891
63 Pocket trumpet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.446 8,064
64 Kangling on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.438 9,088
65 Blowing horn on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.429 9,099
66 Buccina on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.420 9,765
67 Subcontrabass tuba on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.411 10,231
68 Contrabass bugle on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.402 10,432
69 Superbone on Wikipedia Familiar 0.393 11,279
70 Salpinx on Wikipedia Familiar 0.384 11,390
71 Horagai on Wikipedia Familiar 0.375 11,708
72 Fanfare trumpet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.366 12,470
73 Buisine on Wikipedia Familiar 0.357 12,486
74 Lituus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.348 13,643
75 Contrabass trombone on Wikipedia Familiar 0.339 14,193
76 Bass trumpet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.330 15,794
77 Olifant on Wikipedia Familiar 0.321 16,587
78 Clarion on Wikipedia Familiar 0.313 16,904
79 Valve trombone on Wikipedia Familiar 0.304 17,407
80 Helicon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.295 18,445
81 Natural horn on Wikipedia Familiar 0.286 19,052
82 Natural trumpet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.277 19,800
83 Conch on Wikipedia Familiar 0.268 20,547
84 Bass trombone on Wikipedia Familiar 0.259 21,452
85 Piccolo trumpet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.250 21,533
86 Wagner tuba on Wikipedia Familiar 0.241 22,627
87 Post horn on Wikipedia Familiar 0.232 23,041
88 Lur on Wikipedia Familiar 0.223 23,640
89 Cimbasso on Wikipedia Familiar 0.214 26,297
90 Tenor horn on Wikipedia Familiar 0.205 28,298
91 Cornett on Wikipedia Common 0.196 28,568
92 Serpent on Wikipedia Common 0.188 30,297
93 Shankha on Wikipedia Common 0.179 30,999
94 Ophicleide on Wikipedia Common 0.170 33,005
95 Saxhorn on Wikipedia Common 0.161 33,614
96 Sackbut on Wikipedia Common 0.152 34,638
97 Bazooka on Wikipedia Common 0.143 37,911
98 Mellophone on Wikipedia Common 0.134 43,990
99 Baritone horn on Wikipedia Common 0.125 52,192
100 Alphorn on Wikipedia Common 0.116 57,272
101 Bugle on Wikipedia Common 0.107 64,252
102 Seven trumpets on Wikipedia Common 0.098 79,526
103 Carnyx on Wikipedia Common 0.089 98,531
104 Sousaphone on Wikipedia Common 0.080 100,343
105 Shofar on Wikipedia Common 0.071 105,799
106 Flugelhorn on Wikipedia Common 0.063 113,410
107 Tuba on Wikipedia Common 0.054 123,591
108 Euphonium on Wikipedia Common 0.045 130,121
109 Trombone on Wikipedia Common 0.036 134,441
110 Vuvuzela on Wikipedia Common 0.027 135,278
111 French horn on Wikipedia Common 0.018 150,352
112 Trumpet on Wikipedia Common 0.009 177,765
113 Didgeridoo on Wikipedia Common 0.000 210,459

FAQ

What is the rarest brass instrument?

Natural brass instruments is the rarest brass instrument in this ranking, with 8 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many brass instruments are there?

There are 113 brass instruments in this ranking, from Natural brass instruments (rarest) to Didgeridoo (most common).

What is the most common brass instrument?

Didgeridoo is the most common brass instrument in this ranking, with 210,459 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.