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
- sehenswert worth seeing
- stattlich stately, imposant
- zahm tame
- klebrig gluey; sticky
- vulkanisch volcanic
- wehrlos defenseless
- schwäbisch Swabian (of or pertaining to Swabia); Swabian, the Swabian dialect(s)
- angreifbar vulnerable; assailable
- ausgerottet exterminated; extinct
- schwerhörig hard of hearing
- umständlich complicated, long-winded; awkward; heavy-handed, cumbersome
- unumstritten uncontroversial; undisputed
- zeitig early; timely, in time
- ermüdend tedious, tiring, fatiguing, exhausting
- unterbesetzt understaffed, undermanned
- kampflos peaceful; without argument
- forensisch legal, pertaining to courts or trials; forensic (relating to the use of science and…
- unzerstörbar indestructible
- schutzlos defenseless
- nachweisbar detectable, measurable; verifiable, provable
- schmackhaft tasty, delicious
- skurril bizarre, absurd, droll
- unerlaubt unauthorised; illicit, illegal, unlawful
- irrational irrational
- salzig briny, salty
- unauffindbar untraceable, nowhere to be found
- einsehbar accessible
- inkompetent incompetent
- polarisiert polarised / polarized
- träge lazy, idle; listless, sluggish, lacking impetus
- unverhältnismäßig disproportionate
- verlogen disingenuous, dishonest, phony
- hocherfreut overjoyed, delighted
- brenzlig smelling burnt; dangerous, dicey, ticklish (especially of situations)
- gekettet chained
- nichtig void (having lost all legal validity)
- verkraftbar manageable
- vorderer front, fore
- unartig ill behaved
- phänomenal phenomenal
- fehlgeschlagen failed, aborted
- kinderleicht child's play; dead easy
- autoritär authoritarian
- blitzschnell superfast, quick as a flash
- unantastbar inviolable
- schwungvoll jaunty, lively
- rückblickend retrospective
- selbstkritisch self-critical
- unerheblich irrelevant; negligible, insignificant
- funktionsfähig functioning, working
- unfruchtbar infertile; fruitless
- impotent impotent
- dienstlich official
- fachlich technical (having certain skills); specialised
- windelweich weak, submissive; severe
- kläglich pitiful, pathetic; miserable; despicable, deplorable
- straight Of a work of art: played straight, not daring to break conventions.; straight,…
- häuslich domestic, homely, household; domesticated
- universal universal
- abgeklärt prudent; clarified
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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