Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,441–1,500

Continuing the list — words 1,441 to 1,500 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. diszipliniert disciplined adj C1
  2. rauen inflection of rau: adj C1
  3. stündlich hourly adj C1
  4. prachtvoll resplendent, gorgeous adj C1
  5. splitternackt stark naked, starkers, butt-naked (completely nude) adj C1
  6. heiser hoarse adj C1
  7. kompatibel compatible adj C1
  8. verfrüht early adj C1
  9. unangemeldet adj pl. unangemeldete C1
  10. innig intimate, deep adj C1
  11. erpicht keen, eager; obsessed adj C1
  12. steril sterile (germless) adj C1
  13. militärisch military adj C1
  14. ehrenamtlich voluntary (working without pay); honorary adj C1
  15. unbegrenzt unlimited; indefinite; limitless, unbounded adj C1
  16. abwegig erroneous; perverse, wayward adj C1
  17. antik of the age of Antiquity; Greek, Roman, etc.; antique (old but possibly of value to… adj C1
  18. schroff steep; gruff, bluff, harsh, rugged, brusque adj C1
  19. elektronisch electronic adj C1
  20. schweigsam silent (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn) adj C1
  21. unermüdlich tireless, indefatigable adj C1
  22. lebenswert worth living adj C1
  23. unentschlossen indecisive, irresolute, undecided adj C1
  24. unaufhörlich ceaseless, endless, incessant, unceasing, unremitting, unrelenting, continuous adj C1
  25. unrein impure; dirty, foul adj C1
  26. künstlerisch artistic adj C1
  27. bemerkbar noticeable, perceptible adj C1
  28. dementsprechend appropriate; corresponding adj C1
  29. schizophren schizophrenic; contradictory adj C1
  30. skandalös scandalous adj C1
  31. juristisch legal, juridical adj C1
  32. galant gallant adj C1
  33. tröstlich comforting adj C1
  34. errungen gained, achieved adj C1
  35. unrealistisch unrealistic adj C1
  36. bildlich pictorial, graphic, visual; figurative, not literal, metaphorical adj C1
  37. verordnet prescribed adj C1
  38. erträglich bearable adj C1
  39. berüchtigt infamous, notorious adj C1
  40. unvorhersehbar unpredictable, unforeseeable adj C1
  41. berechenbar calculable; predictable adj C1
  42. verworfen discarded, scrapped; overruled adj C1
  43. fraglich questionable, doubtful, iffy; concerned (postpositive) adj C1
  44. stimuliert stimulated adj C1
  45. datiert dated, out of date adj C1
  46. einbezogen included adj C1
  47. unzurechnungsfähig certifiable; of unsound mind adj pl. unzurechnungsfähige C1
  48. unbeschadet unscathed, uninjured, inviolate adj C1
  49. selbstgefällig complacent, smug adj C1
  50. unentwegt steadfast, steady, tireless adj C1
  51. mühelos effortless adj C1
  52. geschmackvoll tasteful adj C1
  53. diplomatisch diplomatic adj C1
  54. lehrreich instructive, teaching, informative, educational, salutary adj C1
  55. chemisch chemical adj C1
  56. ziellos aimless adj C1
  57. traumatisch traumatic adj C1
  58. unweigerlich inevitable adj C1
  59. urban urban adj C1
  60. maßlos exorbitant; self-indulgent 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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