Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,921–1,980

Words 1,921 to 1,980 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. violett violet; purple; lilac (color/colour); violet, purple (colour) adj C2
  2. schläfrig sleepy, drowsy adj C2
  3. freudig joyful, cheerful; joyfully, cheerfully adj C2
  4. eidgenössisch confederate; Swiss adj C2
  5. fiktiv fictional adj C2
  6. mechanisch mechanical; mechanically adj C2
  7. gewissenhaft assiduous, diligent, conscientious, scrupulous, meticulous; pedantic adj C2
  8. ungebremst unrestrained adj C2
  9. unumgänglich essential; inevitable; difficult; prickly adj C2
  10. vorausgesagt predicted, foretold, forecast adj C2
  11. angebunden bound, connected adj C2
  12. demütig humble (thinking lowly of oneself) adj C2
  13. unvergesslich unforgettable adj C2
  14. fundamental fundamental adj C2
  15. oppositionell oppositional adj C2
  16. hybrid hybrid adj C2
  17. unbefristet permanent adj C2
  18. unternehmerisch entrepreneurial adj C2
  19. übermütig cocky, boisterous, overenthusiastic, jaunty, high-spirited adj C2
  20. startbereit ready to go (used for vehicles typically) adj C2
  21. rumänisch Romanian (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language); Romanian (official… adj C2
  22. bekifft stoned, baked (high on cannabis) adj C2
  23. ungeschützt unprotected adj C2
  24. zimperlich squeamish; prissy adj C2
  25. aufgearbeitet refurbished adj C2
  26. befahrbar driveable, navigable, passable, open to traffic adj C2
  27. beträchtlich substantial, considerable adj C2
  28. dubios dubious, suspicious, questionable adj C2
  29. gemäßigt moderate adj C2
  30. erhaben sublime, exalted, elevated, lordly; unassailable, above (something) adj C2
  31. unglaubwürdig incredible, unbelievable adj C2
  32. wirkungslos ineffective adj C2
  33. willig willing; willing to have sex, likely to accept sexual or amorous advances adj C2
  34. leiblich bodily, physical, now chiefly in specific contexts:; consanguine, biological adj C2
  35. abgehackt chopped off, hacked off; choppy (way of moving, etc) adj C2
  36. gebenedeit blessed adj C2
  37. unbewusst unconscious, unaware adj C2
  38. dezent discreet; tactful; unobtrusive; inconspicuous adj C2
  39. kulinarisch culinary adj C2
  40. literarisch literary adj C2
  41. todmüde dead tired adj C2
  42. inbegriffen included adj C2
  43. hämisch malicious, spiteful, hateful, derisive, gleeful adj C2
  44. organisch organic (pertaining to an organ of the body); organic (pertaining to a living organism) adj C2
  45. alljährlich annual, yearly; annually adj C2
  46. erotisch erotic; erotically adj C2
  47. elektromagnetisch electromagnetic adj C2
  48. langwierig lengthy, protracted, prolonged; lingering adj C2
  49. ehrwürdig venerable, reverend adj C2
  50. irrsinnig insane, mad; mind-boggling adj C2
  51. metallisch metallic adj C2
  52. intellektuell intellectual; academic; highbrow; sophisticated adj C2
  53. banal banal adj C2
  54. mangelhaft defective; being of an academic grade not allowing to pass due to containing… adj C2
  55. unschön not beautiful, unattractive, unbeautiful adj C2
  56. vielseitig versatile adj C2
  57. spießig square, bourgeois (socially conventional) adj C2
  58. gaga gaga adj C2
  59. besorgniserregend alarming, worrying, worrisome adj C2
  60. familiär familial 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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