Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List — A1 to C2 — Words 541–600
Continuing the list — words 541 to 600 of 1,690, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
1,690
entries
52
at A1
98
at A2
196
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- banal banal
- geistreich witty
- konservativ conservative
- drastisch drastic
- beständig constant, stable, steady, abiding, enduring; resistant
- entbehrlich dispensable, superfluous, unnecessary
- inständig urgent, imploring, desperate
- unergründlich unfathomable, fathomless, deep; inscrutable
- spöttisch scornful, mocking
- unscharf blurred, fuzzy, out of focus, indistinct
- verknüpft linked, concatenated
- stetig steady, continuous (without break, cessation, or interruption in time)
- unausweichlich inescapable
- reizbar irritable; irascible
- zwingend compelling, mandatory; necessary
- spirituell
- konsequent consistent; firm, uncompromising
- intellektuell intellectual; academic; highbrow; sophisticated
- mitfühlend sympathetic
- erhabene inflection of erhaben:
- unbegründet groundless, unfounded, baseless, unwarranted
- legitim legitimate, justified by law, morals or custom; legitimate, i.e. marital
- zukünftig future; prospective
- zweifelhaft doubtful, not certain; dubious, questionable
- unerlässlich requisite, necessary
- verlogen disingenuous, dishonest, phony
- taktlos tactless
- geltend applicable; valid
- boshaft malicious, evil, mean (willing to do harm to others for base reasons); indicative of…
- angreifbar vulnerable; assailable
- verheerend devastating (causing a lot of damage); catastrophic, scathing (very negative, indicating…
- verantwortungsbewusst responsible
- abweisend cold, standoffish, dismissive
- beträchtlich substantial, considerable
- fragwürdig questionable (inviting doubt or inquiry)
- unaufhaltsam inexorable, relentless, irresistible, unstoppable
- einseitig one-sided; unbalanced
- anregend stimulating, inspiring
- verantwortungsvoll responsible; carrying much responsibility
- pessimistisch pessimistic
- zutreffend applicable; correct, appropriate, proper
- offenkundig overt, obvious, manifest; apparent
- wirkungsvoll effective, impactful
- potenziell potential
- treffend apt, apposite; appropriate, poignant
- metaphorisch metaphorical
- vergänglich transitory, fugacious, ephemeral, short-lived
- spezifisch specific; unique
- leichtgläubig credulous, gullible
- unvoreingenommen nonprejudicial
- gesellschaftlich social (of or pertaining to society)
- beachtlich considerable, noticeable, remarkable, substantial
- ungeklärt unexplained; unresolved, unsettled
- engstirnig narrow-minded
- prinzipiell fundamental, in principle, on principle, of principle; principled
- nostalgisch nostalgic
- voraussichtlich expected, anticipated, prospected
- dürr dried up, desiccated, especially; thin, scrawny, haggard
- unvergleichlich incomparable, unmatched, peerless
- zeitlos timeless; atemporal
Common questions
How many German adjectives should I know?
This list holds 1,690 adjectives graded A1 to C2. 150 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the adjective forms included?
Yes — where the adjective forms them, the comparative and superlative are listed, including the irregular ones and the umlauted stems.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.