Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,801–1,860
Words 1,801 to 1,860 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
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80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- unbeschreiblich indescribable, indefinable; incredible
- fehlerhaft faulty
- widerwärtig distasteful; abominable, abhorrent
- unreif unripe; immature
- ungenutzt unused
- zweistellig double-digit
- rhythmisch rhythmic (pertaining to rhythm); rhythmic (defined by a consistent rhythm)
- ungeeignet inappropriate, unsuitable, inadequate
- erwählt selected
- unordentlich untidy (sloppy)
- markant distinctive (easily identifiable); striking (individual and impressive)
- nordöstlich northeasterly
- energisch energetic, firm
- hinreichend sufficient, adequate, enough; ample
- kubanisch of Cuba; Cuban
- nice good, nice
- unkontrolliert uncontrolled, unbridled; unchecked, runaway, uncontrolled
- haargenau meticulous; very exact
- lieblich sweet; charming; adorable; lovely (of a person, usually female and/or a child)
- bürokratisch bureaucratic
- differenziert nuanced
- verführerisch seductive; tempting
- strukturiert structured
- vermerkt noted
- knusprig crispy, crisp, crunchy; in one's right mind; of full mental capacity
- unvollständig incomplete, partial
- beispiellos unprecedented; unheard-of (never having occurred, or having occurred only once and never…
- englischsprachig anglophone (English-speaking)
- jordanisch of Jordan; Jordanian
- nordrhein-westfälisch of North Rhine-Westphalia
- vertretbar justifiable, defensible, acceptable, within reason
- verworfen discarded, scrapped; overruled
- stilvoll stylish (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress)
- äußerlich external, outward, extrinsic; externally, outwardly
- heldenhaft heroic
- flink quick, nimble
- vorhersehbar foreseeable (able to be foreseen or anticipated)
- gleichgeschlechtlich same-sex, homosexual
- südafrikanisch South African
- unerfahren inexperienced, green
- schmerzlich painful, cruel
- kugelsicher bulletproof
- koscher kosher; free of doubt, safe
- folgerichtig logical, consistent, appropriate; logically, consistently, congruously, accordingly
- üppig opulent, luscious, ample; lavishly, lushly
- vermacht bequeathed
- anmaßend presumptuous, pretentious, high-handed, arrogant, overbearing
- abwechselnd alternate, alternating; rotational
- geimpft vaccinated
- exzentrisch eccentric
- hervorgehoben highlighted, prominent, emphasized
- heurig this year's, occurring this year
- kontrovers controversial
- sozialdemokratisch social democratic
- unterteilt divided
- vollumfänglich complete
- zweijährig two-year, biennial; two-year-old
- unbehaglich uncomfortable (not comfortable); awkward
- bedingungslos unconditional
- kompetent competent
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.