Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,681–1,740
Words 1,681 to 1,740 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- alternativlos without alternative, unavoidable
- einsetzbar usable, applicable
- tragbar portable (able to be carried); wearable (able to be worn)
- untätig idle (not engaged in any occupation or employment)
- alleinig sole, only; exclusive
- betrieblich operational; company, business
- eingerechnet included; including
- vertan wasted (not profitably used)
- geschädigt damaged, impaired, marred; obsessed with, fixated on
- schlagartig abrupt; abruptly
- technologisch technological
- verwanzt infested with bugs; bugged (in order to secretly listen)
- eingerostet rusty (lacking recent experience, out of practice)
- ablösefrei not requiring a transfer fee for the transfer of a player to another club; not requiring…
- meistbesucht most-visited
- schwerwiegend grave, severe
- unwürdig dishonourable, undignified; unworthy
- slowenisch Slovene, Slovenian (related to Slovenia, its people or its language); Slovene, Slovenian…
- unzuverlässig unreliable
- steuerlich tax; conducive, helpful
- pausenlos pauseless
- unabdingbar indispensable
- abgetrennt detached, severed, separated
- mager lean, without fat (e.g. of meat or dairy); meager, skinny, malnourished (of a person or…
- skrupellos unscrupulous (contemptuous of what is right or honourable)
- unerreichbar unattainable, inaccessible, unreachable
- euphorisch euphoric
- subtil subtle
- unvorbereitet unprepared
- augenscheinlich apparent, evident; apparently, evidently
- bestmöglich best, best possible
- tätowiert tattooed
- lukrativ lucrative (profitable, allowing the earning of a lot of money)
- unnatürlich unnatural
- anzutreffen encountered; common (frequently encountered)
- sagenhaft legendary, mythical (of or pertaining to a legend (myth) or saga); mythical, storied…
- heimgesucht plagued, stricken
- errungen gained, achieved
- inhaftiert detained; imprisoned
- innenpolitisch regarding domestic policy
- obligatorisch compulsory (mandatory)
- revolutionär revolutionary
- ungehindert unhindered; unimpeded
- einfallsreich imaginative, inventive, ingenious
- zerstreut distracted, absent-minded
- poetisch poetic
- dahingehend to that effect, consequently
- unerwünscht undesirable, unwanted
- untergeordnet subordinate, junior; inferior, menial
- rau rough; hirsute, hairy
- volljährig of age, of legal age
- selbstlos selfless
- angekettet chained (to an object)
- börsennotiert listed (on the Stock Exchange)
- seekrank seasick
- pragmatisch pragmatic
- ungenügend insufficient, inadequate; being of an academic grade not allowing to pass due to utter…
- unmenschlich inhuman, inhumane
- erleuchtet illuminated, enlightened
- gescheit clever, intelligent, wise; reasonable, proper, decent, useful
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.