Vocabulary · Adjectives

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

Words 1,981 to 2,040 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. sehenswert worth seeing adj C2
  2. stattlich stately, imposant adj C2
  3. zahm tame adj C2
  4. klebrig gluey; sticky adj C2
  5. vulkanisch volcanic adj C2
  6. wehrlos defenseless adj C2
  7. schwäbisch Swabian (of or pertaining to Swabia); Swabian, the Swabian dialect(s) adj C2
  8. angreifbar vulnerable; assailable adj C2
  9. ausgerottet exterminated; extinct adj C2
  10. schwerhörig hard of hearing adj C2
  11. umständlich complicated, long-winded; awkward; heavy-handed, cumbersome adj C2
  12. unumstritten uncontroversial; undisputed adj C2
  13. zeitig early; timely, in time adj C2
  14. ermüdend tedious, tiring, fatiguing, exhausting adj C2
  15. unterbesetzt understaffed, undermanned adj C2
  16. kampflos peaceful; without argument adj C2
  17. forensisch legal, pertaining to courts or trials; forensic (relating to the use of science and… adj C2
  18. unzerstörbar indestructible adj C2
  19. schutzlos defenseless adj C2
  20. nachweisbar detectable, measurable; verifiable, provable adj C2
  21. schmackhaft tasty, delicious adj C2
  22. skurril bizarre, absurd, droll adj C2
  23. unerlaubt unauthorised; illicit, illegal, unlawful adj C2
  24. irrational irrational adj C2
  25. salzig briny, salty adj C2
  26. unauffindbar untraceable, nowhere to be found adj C2
  27. einsehbar accessible adj C2
  28. inkompetent incompetent adj C2
  29. polarisiert polarised / polarized adj C2
  30. träge lazy, idle; listless, sluggish, lacking impetus adj C2
  31. unverhältnismäßig disproportionate adj C2
  32. verlogen disingenuous, dishonest, phony adj C2
  33. hocherfreut overjoyed, delighted adj C2
  34. brenzlig smelling burnt; dangerous, dicey, ticklish (especially of situations) adj C2
  35. gekettet chained adj C2
  36. nichtig void (having lost all legal validity) adj C2
  37. verkraftbar manageable adj C2
  38. vorderer front, fore adj C2
  39. unartig ill behaved adj C2
  40. phänomenal phenomenal adj C2
  41. fehlgeschlagen failed, aborted adj C2
  42. kinderleicht child's play; dead easy adj C2
  43. autoritär authoritarian adj C2
  44. blitzschnell superfast, quick as a flash adj C2
  45. unantastbar inviolable adj C2
  46. schwungvoll jaunty, lively adj C2
  47. rückblickend retrospective adj C2
  48. selbstkritisch self-critical adj C2
  49. unerheblich irrelevant; negligible, insignificant adj C2
  50. funktionsfähig functioning, working adj C2
  51. unfruchtbar infertile; fruitless adj C2
  52. impotent impotent adj C2
  53. dienstlich official adj C2
  54. fachlich technical (having certain skills); specialised adj C2
  55. windelweich weak, submissive; severe adj C2
  56. kläglich pitiful, pathetic; miserable; despicable, deplorable adj C2
  57. straight Of a work of art: played straight, not daring to break conventions.; straight,… adj C2
  58. häuslich domestic, homely, household; domesticated adj C2
  59. universal universal adj C2
  60. abgeklärt prudent; clarified 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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