12 Fragen an Olaf Scholz

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B2 German listening practice · Swabian German · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 3:34 video in German at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 157 words per minute, rated 3.4/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
  • ▸Interviews - Long-form conversations and Q&As.
  • ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.

Vocabulary frequency

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

91.6%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common German words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday German.

General German frequency

87.5%
Top 1,000
91.6%
Top 2,000
96.5%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

94.7%
Top 1,000
98.8%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-German 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.

falafel
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
falafel, fried chickpea balls
altenpflegerinnen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
elderly care nurses (female)
beeindruckendsten
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
most impressive
borkum
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(proper noun) Borkum island
deportiert
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
deported

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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