Nach der Sturzflut im Himalaya

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

About this clip

A 2:25 video in German at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 167 words per minute, rated 3.7/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.

Vocabulary frequency

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

87.2%
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

82.9%
Top 1,000
87.2%
Top 2,000
94.3%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

91.9%
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.

atemberaubende
Rare / outside top 5,000
baggern
Rare / outside top 5,000
digging (with machinery)
bergungsarbeiten
Rare / outside top 5,000
salvage operations
durchgraben
Rare / outside top 5,000
to dig through
felssturz
Rare / outside top 5,000
rockfall
den Atem anhalten
to remain in suspense or anxiety

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

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