Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,621–1,680
Words 1,621 to 1,680 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- wettbewerbsfähig competitive
- futsch down the drain, gone, away
- unvorsichtig incautious, careless
- greifbar palpable, tangible
- selbstsicher self-confident
- dickköpfig stubborn
- dumpf dull; hollow, muffled, dead (sound)
- gay gay
- kategorisch categorical
- aufstrebend up-and-coming (town etc.); ambitious (personality)
- namhaft well-known, famous; considerable
- vielerlei in great number and of many types
- lebensmüde weary of life; suicidal
- feindselig hostile, unfriendly
- schamlos shameless (having no shame), indecent; brazen (impudent, immodest, or shameless),…
- unmissverständlich unambiguous, unequivocal, unapologetic; not misunderstandable
- vererbt hereditary, transmitted
- vorsätzlich intentional, wilful, deliberate, premeditated
- gesprächig talkative
- erstmalig first time; for the first time
- immens immense, enormous, huge
- symbolisch symbolic/symbolical; figurative
- uneingeschränkt unlimited, unrestrictive
- zeitgemäß contemporary, up-to-date, modern, suitable, appropriate; timely
- kooperativ cooperative
- unzertrennlich inseparable
- unanständig indecent
- fortgeschritten advanced
- glaubhaft believable
- schottisch Scottish
- kahl bald, hairless; barren, bleak, empty, stark, bland
- stürmisch stormy
- chronisch chronic; chronically
- getrost confident; without worries; used to indicate that no negative consequence will come from…
- untröstlich inconsolable, disconsolate
- kurios curious, odd, bizarre
- marode ailing, weak; ramshackle, run-down, scruffy
- undicht leaky, not watertight
- ostdeutsch eastern German (from or pertaining to eastern Germany or the people, the culture or the…
- irdisch terrestrial, earthly; worldly, mundane
- allfällig possibly occurring; possible; potential
- mürrisch grumpy, sullen, morose, surly, moody, dour, cantankerous, glum, crabby
- ausnahmslos exceptionless
- drittgrößte third biggest, third largest
- evangelisch evangelical (pertaining to the gospel); Lutheran
- intuitiv intuitive
- zweifelsfrei unequivocal, doubtless; unequivocally, doubtlessly
- mystisch mystic, mystical
- ausgedehnt extended, prolonged; widespread
- tagtäglich daily; every single day; day in, day out (emphatically, highlighting that something is…
- aufgebraucht exhausted, consumed; depleted
- abergläubisch superstitious
- hinterhältig sneaky, underhand; treacherous
- glorreich glorious; illustrious
- seitlich lateral; sideways
- schäbig shabby, shoddy; dilapidated; sordid, sleazy, tawdry
- aussichtslos desperate, hopeless, forlorn
- ebenbürtig equal, evenly matched (of equal ability in a direct comparison or confrontation); of…
- zickig bitchy
- alkoholisiert inebriated, intoxicated, alcoholized
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.