Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,201–1,260
Words 1,201 to 1,260 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- unrealistisch unrealistic
- rothaarig redhaired, redheaded (having red hair)
- angefordert requested
- genetisch genetic
- rassistisch racist
- vorangegangen preceding, previous
- verstopft stopped up, stuffy (nose); constipated
- durchdacht well-thought-out, sophisticated
- ansässig a resident of, residing (in some place, local); sedentary (living in one place, not…
- ausgebucht fully booked
- finnisch Finnish, of Finland; Finnish (language)
- personell personal
- republikanisch republican; Republican
- korrupt corrupt (inclined to bribery); corrupt (morally or ethically rotten)
- wiedergeboren reincarnated; born-again
- allmächtig omnipotent, all-powerful, almighty
- parlamentarisch parliamentary
- ungültig invalid
- verwunderlich amazingˌ astonishingˌ remarkableˌ strangeˌ surprisingˌ wondrous
- überschaubar assessable; comprehensible
- grauenhaft gruesome, atrocious; horrifically, horrendously
- baldig soon, quick (happening a short but typically not exactly defined time in the future)
- eingeplant scheduled
- hauseigen in house, housemade
- serbisch Serbian, Serb (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians); the Serbian language
- einsatzbereit ready for action, ready for operation, ready for use; fit for play
- vereinbar reconcilable; combinable
- hetero hetero, straight
- benachteiligt disadvantaged; handicapped, underprivileged
- fündig abundant, rich with mineral resources
- rücksichtslos inconsiderate (reckless); inconsiderate (ruthless)
- verstört disturbed; distraught
- wörtlich literal, verbatim; literally, verbatim
- ärztlich medical
- sprachlos speechless, dumbfounded, tongue-tied
- ungefährlich benign, harmless, safe, innocuous
- frontal frontal; head-on
- glaubwürdig credible
- mittelgroß medium-sized; medium height
- umliegend surrounding (adjacent or nearby in any given direction, often collectively)
- deep deep (intellectually profound)
- antik of the age of Antiquity; Greek, Roman, etc.; antique (old but possibly of value to…
- umgekommen killed
- gekennzeichnet marked, denoted, characterized
- neuerlich further; recent
- palästinensisch Palestinian
- weitreichend far-reaching
- verspielt playful, frisky, coltish, sportive, cheerful, prankish
- bedeutungslos meaningless, insignificant
- zornig angry; wrathful; irate
- vorgeschrieben compulsory, mandatory, required; prescribed, stipulated
- kaiserlich imperial (pertaining to an emperor); imperial, regal: very grand or fine
- legitim legitimate, justified by law, morals or custom; legitimate, i.e. marital
- neutral neutral; not taking sides, not joining alliances
- potenziell potential; potentially
- überzogen overdrawn; excessive, exorbitant
- verzaubert enchanted, charmed; spellbound
- angestrebt sought
- akzeptabel acceptable
- distanziert aloof
Common questions
How many German adjectives should I know?
This list holds 2,207 adjectives graded A1 to C2. 197 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.