De mens en de illusie van controle over de natuur
B2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 2:35 video in Dutch at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 171 words per minute, rated 4.3/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Technology - Tech, gadgets, software, AI, and the digital world.
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
91.3%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Dutch words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Dutch.
General Dutch frequency
83%
Top 1,000
91.3%
Top 2,000
94.8%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91.6%
Top 1,000
96.9%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Dutch data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.
controleerbaar
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
controllable
de grote onttovering van de wereld
1×
disenchantment of the world
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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