Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,261–1,320
Words 1,261 to 1,320 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- merklich appreciable, noticeable; distinct
- steirisch Styrian
- undenkbar incogitable; unimaginable
- vernachlässigt neglected, unattended; unkempt, squalid
- milliardenschwer worth billions
- verbindlich binding; obliging
- leichtsinnig careless, reckless
- verkörpert embodied, epitomized, impersonated
- wählerisch choosy, picky, selective
- objektiv objective (not influenced by emotions); lens
- durchgebrannt blown out, burned out; runaway, eloped
- eingeklemmt stuck; hemmed in
- flächendeckend comprehensive (fully covered)
- gewaltsam violent, forcible
- industriell industrial
- reibungslos smooth (without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents); smoothly
- überfällig overdue
- deutschlandweit Germany-wide; in all of Germany
- hold affectionate, devoted, faithful, loyal; gracious, graceful, comely, dainty
- himmlisch celestial, heavenly; divine
- Saarbrücker of Saarbrücken; person from Saarbrücken (male or unspecified sex)
- bedenklich serious, grave; questionable, dubious
- elfte eleventh
- verwundbar vulnerable
- erbaut built
- abgebrannt destitute; broke, bankrupt
- ehrenamtlich voluntary (working without pay); honorary
- sterblich mortal
- lautstark noisy, loud (especially of ongoing sources of noise, like arguments, protesting,…
- verabreicht administered
- ausgeprägt distinct, distinctive; pronounced, marked
- gigantisch gigantic
- physisch physical; material
- wahrhaft real, true, veracious
- höllisch infernal, hellish; like hell, damn
- auslaufend outbound, outgoing
- gravierend grave, serious
- schier next, adjacent, immediate, soon, sudden; soon, nearly, almost
- dynamisch dynamic
- geringfügig minor, slight, marginal, negligible, insignificant; marginally, slightly
- repräsentativ representative (typical); prestigious
- schnellstmöglich as soon as possible
- bekloppt nutty, nuts, crazy
- stinksauer hopping mad; royally pissed
- psychologisch psychological (referring to psychology and psychologists); synonym of psychisch…
- vollendet perfect, accomplished
- geldpolitisch monetary policy
- gnadenlos merciless, unforgiving
- ungeklärt unexplained; unresolved, unsettled
- grässlich ghastly, horrific
- vorder front, forward, leading
- beabsichtigt intended
- einwandfrei perfect, impeccable; perfectly
- schlampig sloppy (not careful, messy, imprecise or loose); slutty, sketty, tarty
- unpassend improper; unsuitable to needs or circumstances
- eingeweiht privy; initiated
- eigenständig independent, stand-alone; discrete
- nachgefragt highly desired
- statistisch statistical
- rechtmäßig rightful
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.