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.
- gefühllos callous, insensitive; numb
- versunken sunken; engrossed, immersed, rapt (in sense of rapt in thought)
- aufschlussreich instructive, insightful, informative, revealing, telling
- tadellos impeccable, flawless, untainted
- verkommen debauched, depraved; reprobate
- beschämend shameful
- verantwortungslos irresponsible
- unschädlich harmless, innocuous
- publik publicly known, no longer private, secret
- historisch historical, historic
- berühmteste inflection of berühmt:
- unvergesslich unforgettable
- übermütig cocky, boisterous, overenthusiastic, jaunty, high-spirited
- startbereit ready to go (used for vehicles typically)
- ungeschützt unprotected
- zimperlich squeamish; prissy
- unerwünscht undesirable, unwanted
- vereinigt united
- unbewusst unconscious, unaware
- verringert decreased, reduced
- inbegriffen included
- abwechselnd alternate, alternating; rotational
- irrsinnig insane, mad; mind-boggling
- unschön not beautiful, unattractive, unbeautiful
- massenhaft in vast numbers, of vast numbers
- spießig square, bourgeois (socially conventional)
- ungewiss uncertain
- statistisch statistical
- unterbesetzt understaffed, undermanned
- kampflos peaceful; without argument
- unzerstörbar indestructible
- schutzlos defenseless
- zügig quick, swift; appealing, attractive
- unauffindbar untraceable, nowhere to be found
- bewegend moving, affecting, stirring
- inkompetent incompetent
- brenzlig smelling burnt; dangerous, dicey, ticklish (especially of situations)
- energisch energetic, firm
- abrupt abrupt
- nichtig void (having lost all legal validity)
- praktiziert practiced / practised
- funktionsfähig functioning, working
- unterirdisch underground, subterranean; abysmal (extremely bad; terrible)
- allerlei all kinds of; various
- zuwider abhorrent
- überdrüssig [with genitive] annoyed, weary, sick, sick and tired
- vertieft preoccupied, depressed; absorbed, immerged
- plausibel plausible (seemingly valid)
- prüde prudish
- glorreiche inflection of glorreich:
- kontaminiert contaminated
- begierig eager, avid
- qualvoll excruciating, agonizing
- exotisch exotic
- grenzenlos boundless, limitless
- ratsam advisable
- eigensinnig self-willed, stubborn, defiant
- sesshaft settled, resident, sedentary (living in one place; not nomadic)
- stinkreich filthy rich
- unausstehlich insufferable, obnoxious, intolerable, unbearable
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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