Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,321–1,380

Continuing the list — words 1,321 to 1,380 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.

  1. gefühllos callous, insensitive; numb adj C1
  2. versunken sunken; engrossed, immersed, rapt (in sense of rapt in thought) adj C1
  3. aufschlussreich instructive, insightful, informative, revealing, telling adj C1
  4. tadellos impeccable, flawless, untainted adj C1
  5. verkommen debauched, depraved; reprobate adj C1
  6. beschämend shameful adj C1
  7. verantwortungslos irresponsible adj C1
  8. unschädlich harmless, innocuous adj C1
  9. publik publicly known, no longer private, secret adj C1
  10. historisch historical, historic adj C1
  11. berühmteste inflection of berühmt: adj C1
  12. unvergesslich unforgettable adj C1
  13. übermütig cocky, boisterous, overenthusiastic, jaunty, high-spirited adj C1
  14. startbereit ready to go (used for vehicles typically) adj C1
  15. ungeschützt unprotected adj C1
  16. zimperlich squeamish; prissy adj C1
  17. unerwünscht undesirable, unwanted adj C1
  18. vereinigt united adj C1
  19. unbewusst unconscious, unaware adj C1
  20. verringert decreased, reduced adj C1
  21. inbegriffen included adj C1
  22. abwechselnd alternate, alternating; rotational adj C1
  23. irrsinnig insane, mad; mind-boggling adj C1
  24. unschön not beautiful, unattractive, unbeautiful adj C1
  25. massenhaft in vast numbers, of vast numbers adj C1
  26. spießig square, bourgeois (socially conventional) adj C1
  27. ungewiss uncertain adj C1
  28. statistisch statistical adj C1
  29. unterbesetzt understaffed, undermanned adj C1
  30. kampflos peaceful; without argument adj C1
  31. unzerstörbar indestructible adj C1
  32. schutzlos defenseless adj C1
  33. zügig quick, swift; appealing, attractive adj C1
  34. unauffindbar untraceable, nowhere to be found adj C1
  35. bewegend moving, affecting, stirring adj C1
  36. inkompetent incompetent adj C1
  37. brenzlig smelling burnt; dangerous, dicey, ticklish (especially of situations) adj C1
  38. energisch energetic, firm adj C1
  39. abrupt abrupt adj C1
  40. nichtig void (having lost all legal validity) adj C1
  41. praktiziert practiced / practised adj C1
  42. funktionsfähig functioning, working adj C1
  43. unterirdisch underground, subterranean; abysmal (extremely bad; terrible) adj C1
  44. allerlei all kinds of; various adj C1
  45. zuwider abhorrent adj C1
  46. überdrüssig [with genitive] annoyed, weary, sick, sick and tired adj C1
  47. vertieft preoccupied, depressed; absorbed, immerged adj C1
  48. plausibel plausible (seemingly valid) adj C1
  49. prüde prudish adj C1
  50. glorreiche inflection of glorreich: adj C1
  51. kontaminiert contaminated adj C1
  52. begierig eager, avid adj C1
  53. qualvoll excruciating, agonizing adj C1
  54. exotisch exotic adj C1
  55. grenzenlos boundless, limitless adj C1
  56. ratsam advisable adj C1
  57. eigensinnig self-willed, stubborn, defiant adj C1
  58. sesshaft settled, resident, sedentary (living in one place; not nomadic) adj C1
  59. stinkreich filthy rich adj C1
  60. unausstehlich insufferable, obnoxious, intolerable, unbearable adj C1

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.

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