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German Adjectives List — A1 to C2 — Words 1,981–2,040

Continuing the list — words 1,981 to 2,040 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.

  1. metallisch metallic adj C2
  2. intellektuell intellectual; academic; highbrow; sophisticated adj C2
  3. banal banal adj C2
  4. unschön not beautiful, unattractive, unbeautiful adj C2
  5. vielseitig versatile adj C2
  6. spießig square, bourgeois (socially conventional) adj C2
  7. gaga gaga adj C2
  8. besorgniserregend alarming, worrying, worrisome adj C2
  9. familiär familial adj C2
  10. sehenswert worth seeing adj C2
  11. stattlich stately, imposant adj C2
  12. zahm tame adj C2
  13. klebrig gluey; sticky adj C2
  14. vulkanisch volcanic adj C2
  15. wehrlos defenseless adj C2
  16. schwäbisch Swabian (of or pertaining to Swabia); Swabian, the Swabian dialect(s) adj C2
  17. angreifbar vulnerable; assailable adj C2
  18. ausgerottet exterminated; extinct adj C2
  19. schwerhörig hard of hearing adj C2
  20. umständlich complicated, long-winded; awkward; heavy-handed, cumbersome adj C2
  21. unumstritten uncontroversial; undisputed adj C2
  22. zeitig early; timely, in time adj C2
  23. ermüdend tedious, tiring, fatiguing, exhausting adj C2
  24. unterbesetzt understaffed, undermanned adj C2
  25. kampflos peaceful; without argument adj C2
  26. forensisch legal, pertaining to courts or trials; forensic (relating to the use of science and… adj C2
  27. unzerstörbar indestructible adj C2
  28. schutzlos defenseless adj C2
  29. nachweisbar detectable, measurable; verifiable, provable adj C2
  30. schmackhaft tasty, delicious adj C2
  31. skurril bizarre, absurd, droll adj C2
  32. unerlaubt unauthorised; illicit, illegal, unlawful adj C2
  33. irrational irrational adj C2
  34. salzig briny, salty adj C2
  35. unauffindbar untraceable, nowhere to be found adj C2
  36. einsehbar accessible adj C2
  37. inkompetent incompetent adj C2
  38. polarisiert polarised / polarized adj C2
  39. träge lazy, idle; listless, sluggish, lacking impetus adj C2
  40. unverhältnismäßig disproportionate adj C2
  41. verlogen disingenuous, dishonest, phony adj C2
  42. hocherfreut overjoyed, delighted adj C2
  43. brenzlig smelling burnt; dangerous, dicey, ticklish (especially of situations) adj C2
  44. gekettet chained adj C2
  45. nichtig void (having lost all legal validity) adj C2
  46. verkraftbar manageable adj C2
  47. vorderer front, fore adj C2
  48. unartig ill behaved adj C2
  49. phänomenal phenomenal adj C2
  50. fehlgeschlagen failed, aborted adj C2
  51. kinderleicht child's play; dead easy adj C2
  52. autoritär authoritarian adj C2
  53. blitzschnell superfast, quick as a flash adj C2
  54. unantastbar inviolable adj C2
  55. schwungvoll jaunty, lively adj C2
  56. rückblickend retrospective adj C2
  57. selbstkritisch self-critical adj C2
  58. unerheblich irrelevant; negligible, insignificant adj C2
  59. funktionsfähig functioning, working adj C2
  60. unfruchtbar infertile; fruitless adj C2

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.

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