Barely and Not often

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

Not often and barely are semantically related In some cases you can use "Not often" instead an adverb "Barely".

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Barely and not often are semantically related in infrequently topic. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb phrase "Not often", if it concerns topics such as scarcely.