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The 400 most common adjectives in German đŸ‡©đŸ‡Ș

German adjectives ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

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1anderSee anderer.
2gutgood
3neunew
4wollenwool, woolen, woollen
5großbig, large, large-scale
6weitwide
7ganzentire, whole, complete
8deutschGerman
9hochhigh, tall
10eigenown, peculiar or private to someone, idiosyncratic, proper or proprietary
11kleinsmall, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
12weniglittle, few
13altold
14wichtigimportant, relevant, significant, weighty
15einfacheasy
16langlong, lengthy
17politischpolitical
18gleichequal
19natĂŒrlichnatural, normal
20möglichpossible
21spÀtlate
22starkstrong
23geradeeven
24nahnear , close, nearby
25wirklichreal
26kurzshort, brief
27verschiedendeceased
28jungyoung
29meistsuperlative degree of viel , most
30schnellquick, fast
31garcooked, done
32genauexact
33richtigcorrect, accurate, right
34sozialsocial
35schönbeautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
36öffentlichpublic
37internationalinternational
38deutlicharticulate, clear
39klarclear, transparent, bright
40europÀischEuropean
41gemeinsamcommon, mutual, shared
42rechtright
43sichersafe, secure
44schwerheavy, weighty
45bestimmtcertain
46einzelnsingle, lone
47folgendfollowing, subsequent
48freifree, unenslaved, unimprisoned
49entsprechendcorresponding
50leichtlight
51alleinalone
52ebenflat, smooth, even
53einzigonly, sole
54allgemeingeneral , universal
55frĂŒhearly
56direktdirect, straight, without deviation or interruption
57vollfull, filled
58festfirm, compact, hard
59schlechtbad, evil, wicked
60rundround, rounded, similar as in English, especially:
61tatsÀchlichactual, real, factual
62persönlichpersonal
63lieblovable, dear, darling, sweet, good-hearted, kind
64nÀmlichsame, either the same object or sometimes just the same type of object
65völligcomplete, total, utter
66unterschiedlichdifferent, differing, varying
67offenopen
68hÀufigfrequent
69notwendignecessary, essential, indispensable + accusative)
70Ă€hnlichsimilar , alike, resembling
71wesentlichsignificant
72bekanntknown, familiar + accusative)
73gesamttotal, whole, entire, overall, big
74gewißFormerly standard spelling of gewiss which was deprecated in the spelling reform of 1996.
75aktuellcurrent, currently in action, live
76zusÀtzlichadditional, extra, supplementary
77gleichzeitigsimultaneous, concurrent, coincident, concomitant
78endlichfinite, limited
79tiefdeep
80lautloud, noisy
81geringlittle, low
82falschfalse, unfactual, untrue
83menschlichhuman, manlike
84reinpure, clear, plain
85technischtechnical
86nationalnational
87wirtschaftlicheconomical
88positivpositive
89privatprivate
90amerikanischAmerican
91erfolgreichsuccessful
92gesellschaftlichsocial
93wissenschaftlichscientific
94seltenrare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce
95wahrtrue, real
96vorhandenavailable, existing
97historischhistorical, historic
98zahlreichnumerous
99plötzlichsudden
100sogenanntso-called
101interessantinteresting
102ĂŒbrigrest of, remaining
103stÀndigpermanent, constant
104langsamslow
105vergangenpast, bygone
106praktischpractical
107konkrettangible
108engnarrow, tight
109heutigtoday's
110staatlichstate, government
111normalordinary, normal
112genanntcalled, mentioned, named
113weltweitworldwide
114wahrscheinlichlikely, probable, plausible
115bewußtFormerly standard spelling of bewusst which was deprecated in the spelling reform of 1996.
116schwierigdifficult, hard, challenging, tough
117aktivactive
118ehemaligformer, erstwhile
119speziellspecial
120echtauthentic, genuine, true
121halbhalf, halfway
122zunehmendincreasing, growing, mounting
123bereit, or auf ) ready
124relativrelative
125absolutabsolute
126kĂŒnftigfuture
127zentralcentral
128breitbroad, wide
129frĂŒherformer, previous
130schwarzblack, reflecting little or no light
131knappscarce
132weißwhite
133unmittelbarimmediate, direct
134erneutrenewed
135grundsÀtzlichbased on principle
136bloßmere, sole
137nötignecessary
138tÀglichdaily
139erheblichconsiderable, substantial, significant
140unabhÀngigindependent
141offiziellofficial
142innerinner
143entscheidenddecisive
144vollstÀndigcomplete
145französischFrench
146jeweiligrespective
147erforderlichnecessary, required, essential
148kritischcritical
149regelmĂ€ĂŸigregular, according to the rule, expected, not forming an exception
150finanziellfinancial
151harthard
152individuellindividual
153offensichtlichobvious
154geeignetsuitable, appropriate
155kulturellcultural
156unbedingtabsolute
157offenbarapparent
158bisherigprevious, so far
159ursprĂŒnglichoriginal, initial, first
160entferntdistant
161kommendcoming, next
162zustÀndigcompetent, cognizant
163rotred
164sinnvollmeaningful
165verantwortlichresponsible
166geistigmental
167linkleft
168militÀrischmilitary
169bestehendexisting, established
170anschließendfollowing
171russischRussian
172vorbeiover, past, up
173negativnegative
174demokratischdemocratic
175niedriglow
176fernremote
177eindeutigunambiguous, unequivocal, explicit, unique
178schlimmbad, terrible, serious , dire, horrible, awful
179teuerdear
180globalglobal
181losAlternative form of lose
182gesetzlichlawful, legal, legitimate
183angeblichalleged, pretended, reported
184traditionelltraditional
185ĂŒblichusual
186selbstverstÀndlichnatural, self-evident
187religiösreligious
188automatischautomatic
189gegenwÀrtigcurrent, contemporary, present, existing
190intensivintense
191naheAlternative form of nah
192westlichwest, western
193englischEnglish
194jÀhrlichannual, yearly
195weitgehendextensive
196ökonomischeconomic
197gemĂ€ĂŸcorresponding to, matching to
198komplettcomplete
199umfassendcomprehensive
200klassischclassical
201fremdstrange
202raschquick, rapid, swift
203ruhigquiet
204schwachweak, lacking in strength
205fertigready for use, done, fully prepared
206ernstserious, severe, grave
207extremextreme
208vermutlichsuspected, presumable, assumed
209grĂŒngreen
210ausreichendsufficient, enough, adequate
211glĂŒcklichhappy, both momentarily and generally in life
212armpoor
213gefÀhrlichdangerous
214tollgreat, nice, wonderful
215freundlichfriendly, benign
216geplantproposed, scheduled, planned
217christlichChristian
218jĂŒdischJewish
219egalall the same, unimportant
220gĂŒnstigfavourable, propitious, opportune
221dunkeldark
222auslÀndischforeign
223lokallocal
224regionalregional
225kaltcold, chilly, the physical perception of something to have a low temperature
226realreal
227britischBritish
228derartigsuch, suchlike
229rechtlichlegal
230typischtypical
231zufriedencontent, satisfied
232gesundhealthy
233körperlichbodily, physical
234elektronischelectronic
235totaltotal
236verbundenrelated, connected, interconnected
237sichtbarvisible
238reichrich
239gegenseitigmutual, reciprocal
240medizinischmedicinal, medicated
241tÀtigactive
242laufendcurrent, ongoing, pending
243unmöglichimpossible
244riesiggigantic, huge
245zukĂŒnftigfuture
246endgĂŒltigfinal, ultimate
247heftigfierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent
248grundlegendfundamental, basic
249theoretischtheoretical
250sÀmtlichall
251leerempty
252ausfĂŒhrlichdetailed, elaborate
253hilfreichuseful, helpful
254totdead, deceased
255massivsolid, not hollow
256ausdrĂŒcklichexplicit, express
257musikalischmusical
258scharfsharp, able to cut
259schriftlichwritten
260langfristiglong-term
261nettnice, friendly, likable
262vollkommenperfect
263österreichischAustrian
264wirksameffective
265damaligthen, former, erstwhile
266ewigeternal, everlasting
267bedeutendsignificant, meaningful
268bĂŒrgerlichcivic, civil
269digitaldigital
270unbekanntunknown, unbeknownst
271berĂŒhmtfamous, well-known, renowned, celebrated, noted
272ĂŒberlegensuperior
273strengsevere, rigid, strict
274stillquiet, silent
275komplexcomplex, sophisticated, involved
276moralischmoral
277kostenloswithout cost, free
278billigappropriate, meet, fair
279ungefÀhrapproximate
280chinesischChinese
281generellgeneral
282bezĂŒglichreferential
283spezifischspecific
284beruflichprofessional
285heißhot
286angemessenappropriate, adequate, due, suitable, proper, fitting etc.
287dringendurgent
288gewöhnlichusual, normal, ordinary
289aufmerksamattentive, alert, observant
290frischfresh
291inhaltlichcontent
292umgekehrtreverse
293abhÀngigdependent
294verfĂŒgbaravailable
295vereinigtunited
296stehendstanding, waiting
297geltendapplicable
298katholischcatholic
299begrenztconfined, limited, restricted
300herzlichwarm, warmhearted, friendly, affectionate, cordial
301ĂŒberwiegendpredominant, prevalent
302sonstigother
303freiwilligvoluntary
304hauptsÀchlichmain
305enormenormous
306dickthick
307krankill, sick
308radikalradical
309warmwarm, mildly hot
310betreffendregarding, pertaining, concerning
311mÀchtigpowerful, mighty
312umfangreichextensive, wide
313geschicktadept, habile, skillful, clever
314weiblichfemale
315italienischItalian
316revolutionÀrrevolutionary
317nachhaltiglong-term, sustainable, permanent, ongoing, lasting
318heiligholy
319doppeltdouble
320betroffenshocked
321sexuellsexual
322ehrlichhonest
323durchschnittlichaverage, ordinary, mean, medium
324eventuellpotential, possible, contingent, liable
325fĂŒhrendleading, foremost
326Hamburgerof Hamburg
327ernsthaftserious
328perfektperfect
329blaublue
330stolz+ accusative) proud
331feinfine
332materiellmaterial
333kapitalistischcapitalist, capitalistic
334keinerleino 
 whatsoever, no 
 at all
335vielfÀltigdiverse, varied
336verwandtrelated
337vorliegendgiven, present, this
338selbstÀndigAlternative form of selbststÀndig
339wildwild
340genĂŒgendsufficient, ample
341mÀnnlichmale
342lebendigliving, alive, animate
343dichtthick, tight, dense
344gezieltaimed, targeted
345psychischpsychical
346japanischJapanese
347krÀftigstrong, sturdy, vigorous, powerful, bold
348diversdifferent, various, miscellaneous
349hervorragendoutstanding, superb
350lebendliving
351mehrfachseveral, multiple
352frohglad, happy, cheerful
353ĂŒberzeugtconvinced
354hellclear, bright, light
355interninternal
356vergleichbarcomparable
357sozialistischsocialist, socialistic
358fehlendmissing
359gelegentlichoccasional
360zugÀnglichaccessible, open, able to be factually or legally reached or accessed
361gewaltigenormous, huge
362israelischof Israel, Israeli
363tĂŒrkischTurkish, Turkic
364potentiellAlternative form of potenziell
365wunderbarwonderful
366effektiveffective
367onlineonline
368wachsendgrowing, increasing, expanding, mounting, burgeoning
369zufÀlligrandom, by chance or stochastic
370einheitlichuniform, unified
371zeitlichtemporal
372konsequentconsistent
373systematischsystematic
374angenehmpleasant
375bayerischAlternative form of bayrisch
376verstÀndlichunderstandable, comprehensible
377friedlichpeaceful, placid, tranquil
378traurigsad
379objektivobjective
380maximalmaximal
381gefangencaught
382korrektcorrect
383gerechtjust, fair
384kommunistischcommunist, communistic
385professionellprofessional
386bösAlternative form of böse
387vorsichtigdeliberate , careful, cautious, wary, circumspect
388kĂŒnstlerischartistic
389illegalillegal
390seltsamstrange, weird, odd, funny, curious
391ökologischecologic, ecological
392spannendthrilling, exciting, gripping, enthralling, spellbinding
393optimaloptimal
394schlichtplain, simple, artless, natural
395strategischstrategic
396alternativalternative
397vernĂŒnftigreasonable, sensible
398niederlow
399relevantrelevant
400außerordentlichextraordinary , exceptional

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