Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,861–1,920
Continuing the list — words 1,861 to 1,920 of 2,207, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
104
at A1
115
at A2
187
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- 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
- stramm tight; taut (tightly fastened); upright (standing tall, as of a soldier)
- allgegenwärtig ubiquitous, omnipresent
- einflussreich influential
- empfehlenswert advisable, recommendable, commendable
- paranormal paranormal
- journalistisch journalistic
- neuartig novel, innovative; unprecedented
- mausetot stone dead, dead as a dodo, dead as a doornail
- tunesisch of Tunisia; Tunisian
- zufriedenstellend satisfying, satisfactory
- adlig highborn, noble (of noble ancestry); nobility
- überheblich arrogant, overweening, haughty, cocksure, presumptuous, smug; overbearing
- grotesk grotesque; bizarre; zany; farcical
- beachtlich considerable, noticeable, remarkable, substantial
- berüchtigt infamous, notorious
- datiert dated, out of date
- fehlerfrei flawless; sound
- todsicher dead certain, surefire
- verzogen warped (twisted out of its original shape); spoilt, badly reared
- nachdenklich thoughtful, pensive
- kurzsichtig near sighted, myopic, shortsighted; shortsighted
- fürsorglich caring, solicitous
- erstarrt congealed, solidified; numbed, petrified
- ergebnislos unsuccessful, fruitless; inconclusive, indecisive
- unerlässlich requisite, necessary
- vorschnell precipitate; rash; hasty (happening without proper care and thought; acting in such a way)
- gefühllos callous, insensitive; numb
- bleich pale, pallid
- aufschlussreich instructive, insightful, informative, revealing, telling
- durchgängig general, universal
- tadellos impeccable, flawless, untainted
- nigerianisch of Nigeria; Nigerian
- ratsam advisable
- beschnitten circumcised
- unausweichlich inescapable
- vermessen presumptuous; daring
- beschämend shameful
- fromm pious, religious, devout; righteous
- unehrlich dishonest
- verantwortungslos irresponsible
- rätselhaft puzzling; mysterious
- abrupt abrupt; sudden, unforeseen
- brandneu brand new
- ethnisch ethnic (of an ethnic group)
- wurscht irrelevant, meaningless
- kerngesund very healthy, fit as a fiddle
- einfühlsam sensitive, perceptive, empathic, compassionate
Common questions
How many German adjectives should I know?
This list holds 2,207 adjectives graded A1 to C2. 219 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.