Wie Berliner Pumpwerke Abwasser reinigen
B1 German listening practice · German · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 4:22 video in German at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 144 words per minute, rated 3.2/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 German listening practice listening practice?
88.5%
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
83.9%
Top 1,000
88.5%
Top 2,000
93.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken German frequency
93%
Top 1,000
96.1%
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.
blackout
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
temporary power loss
pumpwerke
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pumping stations
feststoffe
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
solid substances
superalarm
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
advanced warning system
feine Nasen
1×
people who are overly sensitive or picky
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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