Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,501–1,560
Words 1,501 to 1,560 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- bestürzt upset, distraught
- abgebildet depicted, pictured; mapped
- fossil fossil
- vorzüglich splendid, first-rate, exquisite, five-star, delicious (of food)
- konstruktiv constructive (carefully considered and meant to be helpful)
- unschlagbar unbeatable, invincible
- unbegrenzt unlimited; indefinite; limitless, unbounded
- ungebrochen unbroken; uninterrupted
- verfassungswidrig unconstitutional
- unvernünftig unreasonable
- panisch panic-inducing or panic-induced; in a panicked way
- tierisch animal; beastly, brutal; extremely
- eindringlich urgent, insistent; emphatic
- hypothetisch hypothetic, hypothetical
- vorhergesagt predicted, forecast
- ehrenwert honourable; reputable
- baltisch Baltic; Baltic (language family)
- beansprucht stressed
- unbequem uncomfortable, inconvenient
- gerichtlich judicial, legal; by court order, legally
- krumm crooked; lame, limping
- eisern iron, ironclad, made of iron; staunch, unyielding
- zehnjährig ten-year; ten-year-old
- gleichmäßig consistent; uniform, even, regular
- erachtet deemed, considered
- respektvoll respectful
- wünschenswert desirable; preferable
- eingeboren indigenous, aboriginal, native; innate, inborn
- argentinisch of Argentina; Argentinian
- demonstrativ demonstrative
- geisteskrank insane, mentally ill; ill, sick, so odd it is awesome
- blank bright; spotlessly clean, shining, polished
- oll old, shabby (of things); old (used as a mild expletive, mostly before names)
- osteuropäisch Eastern European
- überragend outstanding, paramount
- glimpflich relatively mild or lenient; not as severe or serious as could have been expected under…
- ordnungsgemäß due; duly
- anderweitig other; elsewhere
- angelaufen tarnished; initiated
- fragwürdig questionable (inviting doubt or inquiry)
- vornehm elegant; posh; high-class; distinguished; aristocratic; noble; stately (of the…
- flott afloat, able to navigate; quick, swift
- ungesund unhealthy (detrimental to health); unhealthy (indicative of bad health)
- unmoralisch immoral
- kostenpflichtig chargeable (subject to payment)
- veraltet antiquated; archaic; obsolete
- unverzeihlich unforgivable
- augenblicklich immediate; present
- labil unstable; labile (apt or likely to change)
- resultiert resulted
- schmerzlos painless
- unerkannt unrecognised, incognito; undiagnosed
- verständnisvoll understanding, sympathetic, tolerant
- unweigerlich inevitable; inevitably
- zweitägig two-day
- aufgedreht giddy, excited
- verklemmt inhibited; uptight; prudish
- lebenslang lifelong
- gefühlvoll sentimental, soulful; empathetic
- bizarr bizarre
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.