Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 181–240

Words 181 to 240 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. sportlich sport; sporting, athletic (of or pertaining to sports); athletic, fit, sporty… adj A2
  2. weiblich female; feminine adj A2
  3. blond blond; fair; unlike English, not commonly used of anything other than hair (except beer,… adj A2
  4. bitter bitter (having a bitter taste); bitter, disappointing, awful adj A2
  5. fleißig diligent, hard-working, industrious, busy, assiduous, sedulous; studious adj A2
  6. männlich male; manly adj A2
  7. buchen beech; to book adj A2
  8. bunt spotted, speckled; multi-colored; colorful; variegated adj A2
  9. schriftlich written adj A2
  10. schädlich harmful adj A2
  11. stressig stressful adj A2
  12. bewölkt cloudy (covered with or characterised by clouds) adj A2
  13. windig windy; dodgy; dubious adj A2
  14. sonnig sunny adj A2
  15. preiswert worth its price; inexpensive, cheap adj A2
  16. neblig foggy adj A2
  17. luxemburgisch of Luxembourg; Letzeburgesh, Luxembourgish, Luxembourgian (related to Luxembourg, its… adj A2
  18. gar cooked, done (of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption); refined adj B1
  19. rein pure, clear, plain; purely adj B1
  20. fertig ready for use; done; fully prepared; done; finished; complete adj B1
  21. bereit ready adj B1
  22. knapp scarce; lean (having little extra) adj B1
  23. bestimmt certain; determined adj B1
  24. ernst serious, severe, grave; earnestness, seriousness adj B1
  25. eben flat, smooth, even (of a surface); just, simply, indicating that something is generally… adj B1
  26. bloß mere, sole; bare, uncovered, nude adj B1
  27. ehrlich decent, honorable, honest; honest, truthful, true adj B1
  28. voll full; filled; full (not hungry anymore) adj B1
  29. wert worth, worthy of; worthy of adj B1
  30. völlig complete, total, utter; completely adj B1
  31. gemeinsam common, mutual, shared; together, jointly adj B1
  32. nämlich (the) very same, selfsame (as was mentioned or described previously; either the same… adj B1
  33. stolz proud; haughty adj B1
  34. still quiet, silent; without carbonation, flat adj B1
  35. unglaublich unbelievable, incredible; unbelievably, incredibly (to an extent not to be believed) adj B1
  36. perfekt perfect adj B1
  37. nötig necessary; urgently adj B1
  38. komplett complete, entire (including all possible parts or elements) adj B1
  39. verheiratet married (in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband) adj B1
  40. ständig permanent, constant (without breaks); persistent, incessant, constant (repeated very… adj B1
  41. absolut absolute; absolutely adj B1
  42. betroffen shocked; affected, concerned adj B1
  43. zahlreich numerous adj B1
  44. erfolgreich successful adj B1
  45. unbedingt absolute; (prison sentence) unconditional, without probation adj B1
  46. wütend furious, angry; angrily, furiously adj B1
  47. gleichzeitig simultaneous, concurrent, coincident, concomitant; at the same time, simultaneously adj B1
  48. ehemalig former, erstwhile adj B1
  49. verantwortlich responsible; answerable adj B1
  50. vermutlich suspected, presumable, assumed; presumably adj B1
  51. sogenannt so-called adj B1
  52. seltsam strange, weird, odd, funny, curious; rare, seldom adj B1
  53. unklar unclear adj B1
  54. öffentlich public adj B1
  55. häufig frequent; common adj B1
  56. persönlich personal; friendly (atmosphere etc.) adj B1
  57. bisherig previous, so far adj B1
  58. ewig eternal, everlasting; constant, frequent adj B1
  59. offensichtlich obvious; evident, apparent adj B1
  60. ermordet murdered adj B1

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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