Le phénomène du freinage fantôme inquiète les conducteurs

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B2 French listening practice · French from France · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 2:26 video in French at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 170 words per minute, rated 3.7/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • ▸Transportation - Cars, trains, planes, and getting around.
  • ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B2 French listening practice listening practice?

87.3%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common French words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday French.

General French frequency

79.8%
Top 1,000
87.3%
Top 2,000
94.6%
Top 5,000

Spoken French frequency

85.3%
Top 1,000
94.5%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-French 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.

délibérée
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
écoutés
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
freinages
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
plaignants
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
satisfont
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
freinage fantôme
1×
sudden braking without driver action

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · Lexique 3.83 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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