Helmut Schmidt über die Bevölkerungsexplosion

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

About this clip

A 1:04 video in German at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 152 words per minute, rated 2.8/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
  • Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.

Vocabulary frequency

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

91.1%
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

81.2%
Top 1,000
91.1%
Top 2,000
98%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

87.8%
Top 1,000
91.1%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.

erdball
Rare / outside top 5,000
globe
vervierfachung
Rare / outside top 5,000
quadrupling
weltbevölkerung
Rare / outside top 5,000
world population
stattgefunden
Rare / outside top 5,000
took place
Explosion der lebenden Menschen
rapid increase in population numbers

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

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