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

About this clip

A 2:03 video in French at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 184 words per minute, rated 3.5/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.
  • Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • Interviews - Long-form conversations and Q&As.

Vocabulary frequency

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

92.8%
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

88.3%
Top 1,000
92.8%
Top 2,000
97.2%
Top 5,000

Spoken French frequency

84.7%
Top 1,000
98.2%
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.

arriviez
Rare / outside top 5,000
aulas
Rare / outside top 5,000
auvergnat
Rare / outside top 5,000
from Auvergne
empoté
Rare / outside top 5,000
jammed, packed
fagotée
Rare / outside top 5,000
bundled, tied up
tapé dans le mille
hit the mark or succeeded brilliantly

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

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