Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 361–420

Words 361 to 420 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. frech cheeky, barefaced, rude, saucy; naughty adj B1
  2. verständlich understandable, comprehensible adj B1
  3. vergeblich unavailing, in vain, futile, useless adj B1
  4. theoretisch theoretical; theoretically adj B1
  5. geehrt adj pl. geehrte B1
  6. flexibel flexible (easily bent without breaking) adj B1
  7. zuverlässig reliable, dependable, trustworthy; steadily, staunchly adj B1
  8. elegant elegant; dandy adj B1
  9. blass pale adj B1
  10. ideal ideal (optimal, perfect); ideal (perfect standard, standard of excellence) adj B1
  11. flach shallow (wide and not deep); flat (wide and not high) adj B1
  12. alternativ alternative adj B1
  13. selbstständig independent; self-employed adj B1
  14. stumm mute; dumb (unable to speak); silent (not speaking); with verbs or adverbs expressing a… adj B1
  15. einheitlich uniform, unified adj B1
  16. künstlich artificial adj B1
  17. elektrisch electric adj B1
  18. kreativ creative adj B1
  19. minimal minimal adj B1
  20. pauschal in total, in a lump sum, all-inclusive, flat (with units of time, distance, etc.: not… adj B1
  21. schlank slim, svelte adj B1
  22. spitz pointed, pointy; sharp adj B1
  23. abwesend absent (being away from a place); distracted; not concentrated; absentminded adj B1
  24. mild mild (in all of its common senses) adj B1
  25. steil steep adj B1
  26. populär popular adj B1
  27. roh raw (uncooked); unprocessed, crude, raw adj B1
  28. ledig unmarried; never having been married adj B1
  29. passiv passive; being a bottom adj B1
  30. befriedigend satisfying; the number grade 3 (on a scale from 1 to 6) adj B1
  31. haltbar durable, lasting; tenable adj B1
  32. tolerant tolerant adj B1
  33. senkrecht vertical (perpendicular to some roughly horizontal line, e.g. the surface of the earth) adj B1
  34. waagerecht horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) adj B1
  35. interkulturell intercultural adj B1
  36. sehr gut being of an academic grade evidencing best performance, A adj B1
  37. amerikanisch American; American English, American adj B2
  38. gewiss certain; certainly, indeed adj B2
  39. mehrfach several, multiple adj B2
  40. vollkommen perfect (fitting its definition precisely); complete adj B2
  41. verfolgt pursued; persecuted adj B2
  42. erwähnt mentioned adj B2
  43. angegriffen attacked adj B2
  44. fern remote; far away adj B2
  45. grundsätzlich based on principle; fundamental, elementary, principial adj B2
  46. rot red (colour); red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense: social democratic,… adj B2
  47. vorhanden available, existing adj B2
  48. unschuldig innocent; blameless adj B2
  49. tätig active (given to action) adj B2
  50. high high (intoxicated with a drug other than alcohol) adj B2
  51. verflucht cursed; damn, damned adj B2
  52. umgesetzt implemented; converted, transformed adj B2
  53. getrennt separate, apart; split adj B2
  54. eifersüchtig jealous adj B2
  55. weitgehend extensive; to a large extent, largely, mostly, predominantly adj B2
  56. türkisch Turkish, Turkic; Turkish (language of Turkey) adj B2
  57. syrisch of Syria; Syrian adj B2
  58. technisch technical; technological adj B2
  59. vorgesehen envisaged, planned, scheduled adj B2
  60. schlau clever in a way that enables one to achieve one's goals; slightly sly or cunning (but… adj B2

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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