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Most Common German Adjectives (Top 100)

This lesson will cover the top 100 most common German adjectives for beginners that are used in everyday conversation. These are adjectives that are easy to learn and remember.
Most Common German Adjectives
This is a glossary containing the top 100 most common German adjectives for learners of German as a second language and you can also listen to the pronunciation of the words with the pronunciation buttons in the lists below:
Adjektiv | Adjective |
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ganz | whole, all time |
groß | big, large, great |
gut | good |
neu | new |
erste(r,s) | first |
lang | long |
deutsch | German |
klein | small, little |
alt | old |
hoch | high, tail |
einfach | simple, easy |
letzte(r, s) | last |
gleich | same, right away, just |
möglich | possible |
eigen | own |
schön | beautiful, pleasant, good |
spät | late |
wichtig | important |
weitere(r, s) | additional |
genau | exactly |
jung | young |
kurz | short |
stark | strong |
richtig | correct |
verschieden | different, diverse |
bestimmt | special, certain |
besser | better |
schnell | fast |
sicher | safe, secure, certain |
nächste(r,s) | next |
politisch | poltical |
klar | clear |
schwer | difficult, heavy |
einzeln | individual |
bekannt | well-known |
leicht | light, easy |
rund | round |
frei | free |
früh | early |
unterschiedlich | different, variable |
schlecht | bad |
deutlich | clear |
allgemein | general |
einzig | only, single |
gemeinsam | common, mutual |
nahe, nah | near, close |
voll | full |
direkt | direct, straight |
international | international |
sozial | social |
beste(r, s) | best |
rot | red |
offen | open |
meiste | most |
besondere(r, s) | special |
gewiss | certain |
öffentlich | public |
halb | half |
wahrscheinlich | probably |
europäisch | European |
wesentlich | essential, fundamental |
ähnlich | similar |
häufig | frequent |
schwarz | black |
völlig | complete |
gering | low, small |
schwierig | difficult |
praktisch | practical |
persönlich | personal |
modern | modern |
tief | deep |
tatsächlich | real, actual |
zusätzlich | additional |
amerikanisch | American |
wirtschaftlich | economic, financial |
interressant | interesting |
relativ | relative |
gleichzeitig | simultaneous |
grün | green |
weiß | white |
gesamp | whole, entire |
speziell | special, specific |
entscheidend | decisive |
eng | narrow, close |
technisch | technical |
langsam | slow |
ständig | constant |
notwendig | necessary |
rein | pure, clear, clean |
englisch | English |
wissenschaftlich | scientific, scholarly |
falsch | false, wrong |
fremd | foreign, strange |
fränzösisch | French |
selten | rare |
normal | normal |
wahr | true |
privat | private |
tot | dead |
gierig | greedy |
You can also look at the “Top 100 German nouns“