Hoe waterkeringen Nederland beschermen tegen overstromingen

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B2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 3:41 video in Dutch at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 149 words per minute, rated 3.7/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
  • ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
  • ▸Technology - Tech, gadgets, software, AI, and the digital world.

Vocabulary frequency

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

87.5%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Dutch words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Dutch.

General Dutch frequency

81.3%
Top 1,000
87.5%
Top 2,000
91.9%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

89.7%
Top 1,000
96%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Dutch 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.

waterstanden
6×
Rare / outside top 5,000
kering
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
barrier; dam
keringen
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
stormvloedkeringen
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
waterkeringen
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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