Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 481–540

Words 481 to 540 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. brav good, well-behaved or reliable, obedient; honest, upright, upstanding adj B2
  2. divers different, various, miscellaneous (a certain number of different items); diverse,… adj B2
  3. verbreitet common, widespread, prevalent adj B2
  4. angewiesen dependent (on), reliant (on) adj B2
  5. korrekt correct; accurate adj B2
  6. kritisch critical adj B2
  7. clever clever adj B2
  8. ukrainisch of Ukraine; Ukrainian (relating to Ukraine or its people); Ukrainian (language) adj B2
  9. spanisch Spanish; strange, outlandish, suspicious, incomprehensible (chiefly in spanisch vorkommen) adj B2
  10. verzweifelt desperate; desperately adj B2
  11. pünktlich punctual, on time adj B2
  12. keinerlei no … whatsoever, no … at all adj B2
  13. erstaunlich amazing, impressive, surprising (contrary to or surpassing expectations, in a positive… adj B2
  14. erheblich considerable, substantial, significant; considerably adj B2
  15. belastet loaded, burdened, charged adj B2
  16. rosa coloured in a pale shade of pink; pink (color) adj B2
  17. unverändert unchanged, unaltered, unmodified adj B2
  18. ausgesetzt exposed; deferred, suspended adj B2
  19. gezielt aimed, targeted adj B2
  20. aufgerufen invoked, accessed, called adj B2
  21. gefährdet at risk, endangered, vulnerable, susceptible adj B2
  22. unglücklich unhappy, unjoyous, unjoyful, misfortunate, miserable; unfortunate, unlucky,… adj B2
  23. generell general; generally adj B2
  24. registriert registered adj B2
  25. staatlich state, government; state-owned adj B2
  26. befreundet friendly, friends adj B2
  27. enorm enormous; very, so adj B2
  28. überwiegend predominant, prevalent; largely, mostly, predominantly adj B2
  29. vorgelegt submitted, presented, propounded adj B2
  30. maskulin masculine (of masculine grammatical gender); masculine, manly (of markedly male… adj B2
  31. inner inner; within adj B2
  32. gewöhnlich usual, normal, ordinary, everyday; vulgar, common (not befitting someone of higher class) adj B2
  33. abhängig dependent; addicted adj B2
  34. heimisch domestic (internal to a specific nation or region); homely (characteristic of or… adj B2
  35. zuversichtlich confident adj B2
  36. vorübergehend temporary adj B2
  37. befürchtet feared, fearfully expected as a negative (unfortunate) possibility adj B2
  38. durchschnittlich average, ordinary, mean, medium; on average adj B2
  39. bescheuert idiotic, crazy, foolish adj B2
  40. optimistisch optimistic adj B2
  41. versetzt offset; shifted, displaced adj B2
  42. geprägt coined, embossed; shaped, formed, molded, characterized adj B2
  43. stabil stable; dope, rad, fly adj B2
  44. genial genius, ingenious, genial (in the sense of genius); excellent adj B2
  45. basiert based adj B2
  46. angepasst adjusted, adapted adj B2
  47. unhöflich rude; uncivil adj B2
  48. fit fit (in good overall physical shape); able, prepared, up to a task (able to perform… adj B2
  49. gemäß corresponding to; matching to; according to, in accordance with adj B2
  50. dauerhaft permanent, lasting, enduring, durable adj B2
  51. vereinigt united adj B2
  52. großzügig generous (of people or a gift, donation, support, etc.); tolerant, open-minded,… adj B2
  53. köstlich costly; precious; exquisite; excellent adj B2
  54. hervorragend outstanding, superb; paramount, eminent adj B2
  55. hauptsächlich main; mainly, primarily adj B2
  56. verärgert upset, annoyed, angry adj B2
  57. unwichtig unimportant adj B2
  58. dramatisch dramatic adj B2
  59. bundesweit nationwide adj B2
  60. mächtig powerful, mighty; capable, having command 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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