Feuerwehr zerstört Storchennest – der Grund ist rührend

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B1 German listening practice · German · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 21s video in German at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 223 words per minute, rated 4.5/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B1 German listening practice listening practice?

87.5%
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

79.7%
Top 1,000
87.5%
Top 2,000
90.6%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

92.5%
Top 1,000
100%
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.

feuerwehrleute
Rare / outside top 5,000
firefighters
berührend
Rare / outside top 5,000
touching
einsturz
Rare / outside top 5,000
collapse
metallkonstruktion
Rare / outside top 5,000
metal construction
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Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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