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
  1. alternativlos without alternative, unavoidable adj C2
  2. einsetzbar usable, applicable adj C2
  3. tragbar portable (able to be carried); wearable (able to be worn) adj C2
  4. untätig idle (not engaged in any occupation or employment) adj C2
  5. alleinig sole, only; exclusive adj C2
  6. betrieblich operational; company, business adj C2
  7. eingerechnet included; including adj C2
  8. vertan wasted (not profitably used) adj C2
  9. geschädigt damaged, impaired, marred; obsessed with, fixated on adj C2
  10. schlagartig abrupt; abruptly adj C2
  11. technologisch technological adj C2
  12. verwanzt infested with bugs; bugged (in order to secretly listen) adj C2
  13. eingerostet rusty (lacking recent experience, out of practice) adj C2
  14. ablösefrei not requiring a transfer fee for the transfer of a player to another club; not requiring… adj C2
  15. meistbesucht most-visited adj C2
  16. schwerwiegend grave, severe adj C2
  17. unwürdig dishonourable, undignified; unworthy adj C2
  18. slowenisch Slovene, Slovenian (related to Slovenia, its people or its language); Slovene, Slovenian… adj C2
  19. unzuverlässig unreliable adj C2
  20. steuerlich tax; conducive, helpful adj C2
  21. pausenlos pauseless adj C2
  22. unabdingbar indispensable adj C2
  23. abgetrennt detached, severed, separated adj C2
  24. mager lean, without fat (e.g. of meat or dairy); meager, skinny, malnourished (of a person or… adj C2
  25. skrupellos unscrupulous (contemptuous of what is right or honourable) adj C2
  26. unerreichbar unattainable, inaccessible, unreachable adj C2
  27. euphorisch euphoric adj C2
  28. subtil subtle adj C2
  29. unvorbereitet unprepared adj C2
  30. augenscheinlich apparent, evident; apparently, evidently adj C2
  31. bestmöglich best, best possible adj C2
  32. tätowiert tattooed adj C2
  33. lukrativ lucrative (profitable, allowing the earning of a lot of money) adj C2
  34. unnatürlich unnatural adj C2
  35. anzutreffen encountered; common (frequently encountered) adj C2
  36. sagenhaft legendary, mythical (of or pertaining to a legend (myth) or saga); mythical, storied… adj C2
  37. heimgesucht plagued, stricken adj C2
  38. errungen gained, achieved adj C2
  39. inhaftiert detained; imprisoned adj C2
  40. innenpolitisch regarding domestic policy adj C2
  41. obligatorisch compulsory (mandatory) adj C2
  42. revolutionär revolutionary adj C2
  43. ungehindert unhindered; unimpeded adj C2
  44. einfallsreich imaginative, inventive, ingenious adj C2
  45. zerstreut distracted, absent-minded adj C2
  46. poetisch poetic adj C2
  47. dahingehend to that effect, consequently adj C2
  48. unerwünscht undesirable, unwanted adj C2
  49. untergeordnet subordinate, junior; inferior, menial adj C2
  50. rau rough; hirsute, hairy adj C2
  51. volljährig of age, of legal age adj C2
  52. selbstlos selfless adj C2
  53. angekettet chained (to an object) adj C2
  54. börsennotiert listed (on the Stock Exchange) adj C2
  55. seekrank seasick adj C2
  56. pragmatisch pragmatic adj C2
  57. ungenügend insufficient, inadequate; being of an academic grade not allowing to pass due to utter… adj C2
  58. unmenschlich inhuman, inhumane adj C2
  59. erleuchtet illuminated, enlightened adj C2
  60. gescheit clever, intelligent, wise; reasonable, proper, decent, useful adj C2

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.

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