Die Goethe: 200 Jahre Personenschifffahrt auf dem Rhein
B2 German listening practice · German · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 5:07 video in German at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 151 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
- ▸Transportation - Cars, trains, planes, and getting around.
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
From SWR Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 German listening practice listening practice?
88%
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
81%
Top 1,000
88%
Top 2,000
93.9%
Top 5,000
Spoken German frequency
92.8%
Top 1,000
96.5%
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.
kappen
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
cap (verb)
achtzehnhundertsechsundzwanzig
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
eighteen hundred twenty-six
berufspendler
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
commuter (worker)
geht den Menschen am Rhein das Herz auf
1×
people feel joy or happiness
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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