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German Adjectives List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,161–2,207

Continuing the list — words 2,161 to 2,207 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. erstbester which seems the best out of a random selection; the first that comes along adj C2
  2. magnetisch magnetic adj C2
  3. einvernehmlich amicable; amicably adj C2
  4. formell formal (official) adj C2
  5. fristgerecht timely adj C2
  6. irreführend misleading adj C2
  7. rechtsradikal right-wing radical adj C2
  8. touristisch touristic adj C2
  9. zielführend effective, expedient adj C2
  10. gesaugt sucked; vacuumed adj C2
  11. heavy heavy; intense; serious; shocking (extraordinary, especially in a bad way) adj C2
  12. wirr confused, disorderly, chaotic; muddled, confused, incoherent (of thoughts, speech,… adj C2
  13. hellwach wide awake adj C2
  14. trostlos dreary, bleak, desolate, dismal; depressing adj C2
  15. unwirklich unreal, insubstantial adj C2
  16. unwissend unaware, ignorant, unknowing, unsuspecting; inexperienced adj C2
  17. reizbar irritable; irascible adj C2
  18. berauscht intoxicated adj C2
  19. wählbar electable adj C2
  20. barbarisch barbaric, barbarian, barbarous adj C2
  21. neurologisch neurological adj C2
  22. unregelmäßig infrequent; unsteady adj C2
  23. schwachsinnig nonsensical, stupid; half-witted, feeble-minded, moronic adj C2
  24. wohlbehalten safe and sound adj C2
  25. holprig bumpy (rough; jumpy) adj C2
  26. hochnäsig snooty, stuck-up, haughty; supercilious, arrogant adj C2
  27. ungerade odd (not divisible by two); uneven adj C2
  28. verhandelbar negotiable (open to negotiation or bargaining) adj C2
  29. pessimistisch pessimistic adj C2
  30. skandinavisch Scandinavian adj C2
  31. unattraktiv unattractive adj C2
  32. unspektakulär unspectacular; (colloquial) basic, banal adj C2
  33. wundersam wondrous adj C2
  34. zugerechnet ascribed, attributed (to) adj C2
  35. mittellos without means, penniless adj C2
  36. staubig dusty (covered with dust) adj C2
  37. barsch harsh, unfriendly; perch (fish) adj C2
  38. ausgewogen balanced adj C2
  39. preislich price; praiseworthy adj C2
  40. prämiert award-winning adj C2
  41. schmerzvoll painful adj C2
  42. rentabel profitable adj C2
  43. fame famous, well-known (of a person) adj C2
  44. dürr dried up, desiccated, especially; thin and brittle adj C2
  45. überregional transregional adj C2
  46. superb superb adj C2
  47. lesenswert readable; worth reading 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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