Niedrigwasser im Rhein bedroht Schifffahrt und Wirtschaft
B2 German listening practice · German · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 7:13 video in German at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 146 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Transportation - Cars, trains, planes, and getting around.
From WDR↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 German listening practice listening practice?
88.6%
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
81.3%
Top 1,000
88.6%
Top 2,000
95.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken German frequency
91.4%
Top 1,000
97.6%
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.
niedrigwasser
6×
Rare / outside top 5,000
low water level
binnenschiffer
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
riverboat captain
covestro
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
chemical company
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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