300adjectives
4.6%of everyday speech
#58rank of the commonest
| # | Word | English | Say it | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | gut | good | goot | 0.327% |
| 114 | viel | much | feel | 0.128% |
| 118 | einfach | simple/simply | EYEN-fahkh | 0.122% |
| 125 | schön | beautiful | shuhn | 0.112% |
| 130 | ganz | whole/quite | gahnts | 0.108% |
| 133 | sicher | sure | ZIH-kher | 0.105% |
| 144 | klein | small | kleyen | 0.096% |
| 154 | klar | clear | klahr | 0.082% |
| 173 | besser | better | BEH-ser | 0.067% |
| 187 | anderen | other | AHN-duh-ruhn | 0.062% |
| 191 | gute | good | GOO-tuh | 0.060% |
| 207 | gleich | same/right away | gleyekh | 0.056% |
| 208 | recht | right | rehkht | 0.056% |
| 211 | richtig | correct | RIHKH-tihkh | 0.055% |
| 224 | viele | many | FEE-luh | 0.051% |
| 228 | guten | good | GOO-tuhn | 0.050% |
| 236 | schnell | fast | shnehl | 0.048% |
| 237 | andere | other | AHN-duh-ruh | 0.047% |
| 239 | tot | dead | toht | 0.047% |
| 245 | ganze | whole | GAHN-tsuh | 0.045% |
| 271 | fertig | finished | FEHR-tihkh | 0.039% |
| 273 | allein | alone | ah-LEYEN | 0.039% |
| 276 | gefunden | found | guh-FUUN-duhn | 0.038% |
| 290 | wahr | true | vahr | 0.037% |
| 299 | egal | doesn't matter | ay-GAHL | 0.035% |
| 302 | echt | real | ehkht | 0.034% |
| 316 | letzte | last | LEHTS-tuh | 0.032% |
| 320 | toll | great | tawl | 0.031% |
| 323 | vielen | many | FEE-luhn | 0.030% |
| 324 | bereit | ready | buh-REYET | 0.030% |
| 326 | weit | far | veyet | 0.030% |
| 350 | verrückt | crazy | fehr-REWKT | 0.028% |
| 351 | neue | new | NAW-uh-uh | 0.028% |
| 354 | einzige | only (one) | EYEN-tsih-guh | 0.027% |
| 363 | ruhig | calm | ROO-ihkh | 0.027% |
| 364 | ganzen | whole | GAHN-tsuhn | 0.027% |
| 365 | spät | late | shpeht | 0.027% |
| 369 | kurz | short | KUU-erts | 0.026% |
| 375 | lang | long | lahng | 0.026% |
| 380 | verloren | lost | fehr-LOH-ruhn | 0.025% |
| 381 | große | big | GROH-suh | 0.025% |
| 394 | letzten | last | LEHTS-tuhn | 0.025% |
| 401 | schwer | heavy/difficult | shvayr | 0.024% |
| 406 | erste | first | AYRS-tuh | 0.024% |
| 410 | wenig | little | VAY-nihkh | 0.024% |
| 414 | nett | nice | neht | 0.024% |
| 420 | bestimmt | certainly | buh-SHTIHMT | 0.023% |
| 421 | hoch | high | hohkh | 0.023% |
| 426 | eigenen | own | EYE-guh-nuhn | 0.023% |
| 435 | beste | best | BEHS-tuh | 0.022% |
| 436 | ernst | serious | ehrnst | 0.022% |
| 444 | ersten | first | AYRS-tuhn | 0.022% |
| 445 | guter | good | GOO-ter | 0.022% |
| 449 | anderes | other | AHN-duh-ruhs | 0.021% |
| 450 | wichtig | important | VIHKH-tihkh | 0.021% |
| 455 | schlecht | bad | shlehkht | 0.021% |
| 467 | neuen | new | NAW-uh-uhn | 0.020% |
| 476 | gedacht | thought | guh-DAHKHT | 0.019% |
| 484 | ehrlich | honest | AYR-lihkh | 0.019% |
| 486 | glücklich | happy | GLEW-klihkh | 0.019% |
| 488 | alte | old | AHL-tuh | 0.019% |
| 490 | alt | old | ahlt | 0.018% |
| 491 | frei | free | freye | 0.018% |
| 495 | süßen | sweet | ZEW-suhn | 0.018% |
| 496 | möglich | possible | MUH-klihkh | 0.018% |
| 499 | fest | firm/solid | fehst | 0.018% |
| 500 | besten | best | BEHS-tuhn | 0.018% |
| 508 | falsch | wrong | fahlsh | 0.018% |
| 510 | alten | old | AHL-tuhn | 0.018% |
| 513 | jungen | young/boys | YUU-nguhn | 0.018% |
| 526 | großen | big | GROH-suhn | 0.017% |
| 537 | verdammte | damn | fehr-DAHM-tuh | 0.016% |
| 538 | nächste | next | NEHKHS-tuh | 0.016% |
| 540 | gegeben | given | guh-GAY-buhn | 0.016% |
| 542 | langsam | slow | LAHNG-zahm | 0.016% |
| 550 | nächsten | next | NEHKHS-tuhn | 0.016% |
| 561 | voll | full | fawl | 0.015% |
| 566 | direkt | directly | dee-REHKT | 0.015% |
| 567 | neues | new | NAW-uh-uhs | 0.015% |
| 579 | alleine | alone | ah-LEYE-nuh | 0.015% |
| 582 | gleichen | same | GLEYE-khuhn | 0.015% |
| 591 | richtige | right/correct | RIHKH-tih-guh | 0.014% |
| 595 | groß | big | grohs | 0.014% |
| 598 | krank | sick | krahngk | 0.014% |
| 604 | froh | glad | froh | 0.014% |
| 610 | super | super | ZOO-per | 0.014% |
| 611 | gutes | good | GOO-tuhs | 0.013% |
| 615 | gebracht | brought | guhb-RAHKHT | 0.013% |
| 620 | leicht | easy/light | leyekht | 0.013% |
| 625 | interessiert | interested | ihn-tuh-reh-SEERT | 0.013% |
| 633 | cool | cool | kool | 0.013% |
| 639 | laut | loud | lowt | 0.013% |
| 643 | großer | big | GROH-ser | 0.013% |
| 648 | gefragt | asked | guh-FRAHKT | 0.012% |
| 655 | böse | evil/angry | BUH-zuh | 0.012% |
| 666 | hart | hard | hahrt | 0.012% |
| 668 | verletzt | injured | fehr-LEHTST | 0.012% |
| 674 | vorsichtig | careful | FOHR-zihkh-tihkh | 0.012% |
| 675 | stolz | proud | shtawlts | 0.012% |
| 676 | stark | strong | shtahrk | 0.012% |
| 682 | länger | longer | LEH-nger | 0.011% |
| 683 | großartig | great | GROH-sahr-tihkh | 0.011% |
| 685 | erwartet | expected | ehr-VAHR-tuht | 0.011% |
| 688 | still | quiet | shtihl | 0.011% |
| 694 | lustig | funny | LUUS-tihkh | 0.011% |
| 695 | schlimm | bad | shlihm | 0.011% |
| 696 | unglaublich | unbelievable | UUNG-low-plihkh | 0.011% |
| 699 | tollen | great | TAW-luhn | 0.011% |
| 701 | frank | frank/candid | frahngk | 0.011% |
| 712 | schneller | faster | SHNEH-ler | 0.011% |
| 714 | verdient | earned/deserves | fehr-DEENT | 0.011% |
| 716 | meisten | most | MEYES-tuhn | 0.011% |
| 718 | umgebracht | killed | uum-GAYB-rahkht | 0.011% |
| 719 | perfekt | perfect | pehr-FEHKT | 0.011% |
| 720 | versprochen | promised | fehrshp-RAW-khuhn | 0.011% |
| 727 | nötig | necessary | NUH-tihkh | 0.011% |
| 733 | unmöglich | impossible | UUN-muh-klihkh | 0.011% |
| 748 | gefangen | caught | guh-FAH-nguhn | 0.010% |
| 749 | gefährlich | dangerous | guh-FEHR-lihkh | 0.010% |
| 761 | komisch | strange | KOH-mihsh | 0.010% |
| 763 | bezahlt | paid | buh-TSAHLT | 0.010% |
| 765 | voller | full of | FAW-ler | 0.010% |
| 767 | dumm | stupid | duum | 0.010% |
| 769 | neu | new | NAW-uh | 0.010% |
| 781 | verheiratet | married | fehr-heye-RAH-tuht | 0.010% |
| 785 | schlimmer | worse | SHLIH-mer | 0.010% |
| 803 | benutzt | used | buh-NUUTST | 0.009% |
| 811 | offen | open | AW-fuhn | 0.009% |
| 825 | wach | awake | vahkh | 0.009% |
| 831 | erledigt | done | ehr-LAY-dihkht | 0.009% |
| 834 | wunderbar | wonderful | VUUN-der-bahr | 0.009% |
| 836 | wunderschön | beautiful | VUUN-der-shuhn | 0.009% |
| 837 | gewonnen | won | guh-VAW-nuhn | 0.009% |
| 845 | kalt | cold | kahlt | 0.009% |
| 868 | müde | tired | MEW-duh | 0.008% |
| 870 | bekannt | known | buh-KAHNT | 0.008% |
| 872 | weitere | further | VEYE-tuh-ruh | 0.008% |
| 879 | wütend | furious | VEW-tuhnt | 0.008% |
| 889 | vermisst | missed | fehr-MIHST | 0.008% |
| 890 | hübsch | pretty | hewpsh | 0.008% |
| 893 | tief | deep | teef | 0.008% |
| 898 | normal | normal | nawr-MAHL | 0.008% |
| 904 | verschwunden | disappeared | fehr-SHVUUN-duhn | 0.008% |
| 906 | nächstes | next | NEHKHS-tuhs | 0.008% |
| 907 | gearbeitet | worked | guh-AHR-beye-tuht | 0.008% |
| 916 | schrecklich | terrible | SHREH-klihkh | 0.008% |
| 917 | letzter | last | LEHTS-ter | 0.008% |
| 918 | verliebt | in love | fehr-LEEPT | 0.008% |
| 920 | seltsam | strange | ZEHLT-zahm | 0.008% |
| 921 | versteckt | hidden | fehr-SHTEHKT | 0.008% |
| 922 | erwischt | caught | ehr-VIHSHT | 0.008% |
| 923 | verkauft | sold | fehr-KOWFT | 0.008% |
| 928 | sauer | annoyed/sour | ZOW-er | 0.008% |
| 932 | jung | young | yuung | 0.008% |
| 936 | großes | big | GROH-suhs | 0.008% |
| 939 | geboren | born | guh-BOH-ruhn | 0.008% |
| 946 | reich | rich | reyekh | 0.007% |
| 949 | traurig | sad | TROW-rihkh | 0.007% |
| 954 | wahren | true | VAH-ruhn | 0.007% |
| 958 | schade | a pity | SHAH-duh | 0.007% |
| 959 | persönlich | personal | pehr-ZUHN-lihkh | 0.007% |
| 961 | verändert | changed | feh-REHN-dert | 0.007% |
| 963 | lieb | dear/sweet | leep | 0.007% |
| 965 | letztes | last | LEHTS-tuhs | 0.007% |
| 970 | ewig | eternal | AY-vihkh | 0.007% |
| 972 | beschäftigt | busy | buh-SHEHF-tihkht | 0.007% |
| 994 | ermordet | murdered | ehr-MAWR-duht | 0.007% |
| 996 | entfernt | away/removed | ehnt-FEHRNT | 0.007% |
| 1004 | witzig | funny | VIH-tsihkh | 0.007% |
| 1005 | zerstört | destroyed | tsehr-SHTUHRT | 0.007% |
| 1012 | richtigen | correct | RIHKH-tih-guhn | 0.007% |
| 1016 | schlechte | bad | SHLEHKH-tuh | 0.007% |
| 1022 | interessant | interesting | ihn-tuh-reh-SAHNT | 0.007% |
| 1028 | kaputt | broken | KAH-puut | 0.007% |
| 1031 | anderer | other | AHN-duh-rer | 0.007% |
| 1032 | zweite | second | TSVEYE-tuh | 0.007% |
| 1038 | überrascht | surprised | ew-ber-RAHSHT | 0.007% |
| 1039 | sauber | clean | ZOW-ber | 0.007% |
| 1045 | nervös | nervous | NEHR-vuhs | 0.007% |
| 1047 | schuldig | guilty | SHUUL-dihkh | 0.007% |
| 1057 | besorgt | worried | buh-ZAWRKT | 0.006% |
| 1071 | gefahren | driven | guh-FAH-ruhn | 0.006% |
| 1074 | angefangen | started | AHN-guh-fah-nguhn | 0.006% |
| 1077 | gebeten | asked | guh-BAY-tuhn | 0.006% |
| 1081 | ganzes | whole | GAHN-tsuhs | 0.006% |
| 1090 | falsche | wrong | FAHL-shuh | 0.006% |
| 1091 | verantwortlich | responsible | feh-RAHN-tvawrt-lihkh | 0.006% |
| 1099 | gegessen | eaten | guh-GEH-suhn | 0.006% |
| 1103 | erster | first | AYRS-ter | 0.006% |
| 1104 | nahe | near | NAH-uh | 0.006% |
| 1109 | furchtbar | terrible | FUU-erkht-bahr | 0.006% |
| 1113 | übrig | remaining | EWB-rihkh | 0.006% |
| 1114 | falschen | wrong | FAHL-shuhn | 0.006% |
| 1120 | erschossen | shot dead | ehr-SHAW-suhn | 0.006% |
| 1123 | entschieden | decided | ehn-CHEE-duhn | 0.006% |
| 1128 | übel | bad/nauseous | EW-buhl | 0.006% |
| 1133 | gesund | healthy | guh-ZUUNT | 0.006% |
| 1146 | schwanger | pregnant | SHVAH-nger | 0.006% |
| 1148 | verhaftet | arrested | fehr-HAHF-tuht | 0.006% |
| 1154 | verrückte | crazy | fehr-REWK-tuh | 0.006% |
| 1156 | zufrieden | satisfied | tsoo-FREE-duhn | 0.006% |
| 1166 | echte | real | EHKH-tuh | 0.006% |
| 1176 | schwierig | difficult | SHVEE-rihkh | 0.006% |
| 1179 | nah | close | nah | 0.006% |
| 1185 | fantastisch | fantastic | fahn-TAHS-tihsh | 0.006% |
| 1195 | bewegt | moved | buh-VAYKT | 0.006% |
| 1201 | einverstanden | agreed | EYEN-fehr-shtahn-duhn | 0.005% |
| 1202 | neuer | new | NAW-uh-er | 0.005% |
| 1204 | halb | half | hahlp | 0.005% |
| 1206 | verpasst | missed | fehr-PAHST | 0.005% |
| 1207 | leise | quiet | LEYE-zuh | 0.005% |
| 1210 | geschossen | shot | guh-SHAW-suhn | 0.005% |
| 1216 | grün | green | grewn | 0.005% |
| 1225 | geändert | changed | guh-EHN-dert | 0.005% |
| 1226 | lächerlich | ridiculous | LEH-kher-lihkh | 0.005% |
| 1227 | erwachsen | adult/grown-up | ehr-VAHKH-zuhn | 0.005% |
| 1229 | größte | biggest | GRUHS-tuh | 0.005% |
| 1237 | nachgedacht | thought about | NAHKH-gay-dahkht | 0.005% |
| 1238 | betrunken | drunk | buht-RUUNG-kuhn | 0.005% |
| 1262 | blöd | stupid | bluht | 0.005% |
| 1278 | mitgebracht | brought along | MIHT-guhb-rahkht | 0.005% |
| 1281 | blauen | blue | BLOW-uhn | 0.005% |
| 1286 | leer | empty | layr | 0.005% |
| 1288 | weißen | white | VEYE-suhn | 0.005% |
| 1293 | gebrochen | broken | guhb-RAW-khuhn | 0.005% |
| 1300 | zweiten | second | TSVEYE-tuhn | 0.005% |
| 1305 | ernsthaft | seriously | EHRNS-tahft | 0.005% |
| 1306 | gebaut | built | guh-BOWT | 0.005% |
| 1309 | eigenes | own | EYE-guh-nuhs | 0.005% |
| 1313 | erklärt | explained | ehr-KLEHRT | 0.005% |
| 1315 | schwarze | black | SHVAHR-tsuh | 0.005% |
| 1317 | dankbar | grateful | DAHNGK-bahr | 0.005% |
| 1341 | bessere | better | BEH-suh-ruh | 0.005% |
| 1346 | verschiedene | various | fehr-SHEE-duh-nuh | 0.005% |
| 1347 | entschuldigt | excused | ehn-CHUUL-dihkht | 0.005% |
| 1352 | erstes | first | AYRS-tuhs | 0.005% |
| 1354 | prima | great | PREE-mah | 0.005% |
| 1362 | deutsche | German | DAW-uh-chuh | 0.005% |
| 1364 | dringend | urgent | DRIH-nguhnt | 0.005% |
| 1373 | erreicht | reached | ehr-REYEKHT | 0.004% |
| 1375 | weiße | white | VEYE-suh | 0.004% |
| 1376 | größer | bigger | GRUH-ser | 0.004% |
| 1380 | behandelt | treated | buh-HAHN-duhlt | 0.004% |
| 1391 | erlaubt | allowed | ehr-LOWPT | 0.004% |
| 1392 | einzigen | only | EYEN-tsih-guhn | 0.004% |
| 1394 | schwarzen | black | SHVAHR-tsuhn | 0.004% |
| 1398 | halbe | half | HAHL-buh | 0.004% |
| 1400 | entdeckt | discovered | ehnt-DEHKT | 0.004% |
| 1402 | schlechter | worse | SHLEHKH-ter | 0.004% |
| 1404 | verfolgt | followed/pursued | fehr-FAWLKT | 0.004% |
| 1406 | weiteren | further | VEYE-tuh-ruhn | 0.004% |
| 1410 | verdammter | damn | fehr-DAHM-ter | 0.004% |
| 1420 | erwähnt | mentioned | ehr-VEHNT | 0.004% |
| 1424 | junger | young | YUU-nger | 0.004% |
| 1427 | fair | fair | fehr | 0.004% |
| 1428 | vertraut | familiar/trusted | fehrt-ROWT | 0.004% |
| 1433 | netter | nicer | NEH-ter | 0.004% |
| 1437 | ähnlich | similar | EHN-lihkh | 0.004% |
| 1439 | entführt | kidnapped | ehnt-FEWRT | 0.004% |
| 1449 | schwarz | black | shvahrts | 0.004% |
| 1450 | fern | far | fehrn | 0.004% |
| 1454 | langweilig | boring | LAHNG-veye-lihkh | 0.004% |
| 1457 | kapiert | understood (slang) | kah-PEERT | 0.004% |
| 1460 | überzeugt | convinced | ew-ber-TSAW-uhkt | 0.004% |
| 1462 | rot | red | roht | 0.004% |
| 1464 | vorbereitet | prepared | FOHR-buh-reye-tuht | 0.004% |
| 1477 | geblieben | stayed | guh-BLEE-buhn | 0.004% |
| 1478 | durcheinander | confused/mixed up | DUU-er-kheye-nahn-der | 0.004% |
| 1481 | nette | nice | NEH-tuh | 0.004% |
| 1484 | wichtiger | more important | VIHKH-tih-ger | 0.004% |
| 1494 | langer | long | LAH-nger | 0.004% |
| 1500 | bösen | evil | BUH-zuhn | 0.004% |
| 1505 | lauter | louder | LOW-ter | 0.004% |
| 1506 | spannende | exciting | SHPAH-nuhn-duh | 0.004% |
| 1507 | unschuldig | innocent | UUN-shuul-dihkh | 0.004% |
| 1515 | klug | smart | klook | 0.004% |
| 1524 | gefeuert | fired | guh-FAW-uh-ert | 0.004% |
| 1528 | schwach | weak | shvahkh | 0.004% |
| 1531 | gebraucht | needed/used | guhb-ROWKHT | 0.004% |
| 1532 | peinlich | embarrassing | PEYEN-lihkh | 0.004% |
| 1538 | überlebt | survived | ew-ber-LAYPT | 0.004% |
| 1541 | einfacher | easier | EYEN-fah-kher | 0.004% |
| 1542 | blöde | stupid | BLUH-duh | 0.004% |
| 1550 | satt | full (of food) | zaht | 0.004% |
| 1553 | warm | warm | vahrm | 0.004% |
| 1562 | toller | greater | TAW-ler | 0.004% |
| 1567 | verboten | forbidden | fehr-BOH-tuhn | 0.004% |
| 1570 | high | high (on drugs) | heye | 0.004% |
| 1571 | beendet | ended | buh-EHN-duht | 0.004% |
| 1574 | verflucht | cursed | fehr-FLUUKHT | 0.004% |
| 1575 | enttäuscht | disappointed | ehnt-TAW-uhsht | 0.004% |
| 1582 | schick | chic | shihk | 0.004% |
| 1587 | freundlich | friendly | FRAW-uhnt-lihkh | 0.004% |
| 1590 | bester | best | BEHS-ter | 0.004% |
| 1594 | herzlichen | heartfelt | HEHRTS-lih-khuhn | 0.004% |
| 1596 | eifersüchtig | jealous | EYE-fer-zewkh-tihkh | 0.004% |
| 1598 | teuer | expensive | TAW-uh-er | 0.004% |
| 1600 | beobachtet | observed | buh-OH-bahkh-tuht | 0.004% |
| 1605 | komplett | complete | kawm-PLEHT | 0.004% |
| 1608 | bewusst | aware | buh-VUUST | 0.004% |
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