Energie aus Abwasser: Bakterien als Stromquelle?
B2 German listening practice · Standard German · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 3:06 video in German at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 152 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Technology - Tech, gadgets, software, AI, and the digital world.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 German listening practice listening practice?
83.2%
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
76.3%
Top 1,000
83.2%
Top 2,000
91.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken German frequency
89.2%
Top 1,000
95.1%
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.
forscherteam
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
research team
abwasserproben
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
wastewater samples
anzuzapfen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to tap into
richtig schön muffig riecht
1×
smells really musty and unpleasant
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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