Als der alte Mann sein Pferd verlor
B1 German listening practice · German · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 3:44 video in German at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 155 words per minute, rated 2.6/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
From Edgar Allan Poe (Der Vorleser)↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 German listening practice listening practice?
91%
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
85%
Top 1,000
91%
Top 2,000
98.5%
Top 5,000
Spoken German frequency
93.6%
Top 1,000
96.7%
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 B1 level.
betrübt
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
sad, upset
vermeintliches Unglück
1×
apparent misfortune that could be beneficial
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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