O mito de Sísifo e o sentido da vida
B2 Portuguese listening practice · Brazilian Portuguese · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 4:54 video in Portuguese at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 144 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Books & Reading - Books, literature, and reading culture.
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
From Seja curioso — TED-Ed↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 Portuguese listening practice listening practice?
81.9%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Portuguese words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Portuguese.
General Portuguese frequency
76.2%
Top 1,000
81.9%
Top 2,000
92.3%
Top 5,000
Spoken Portuguese frequency
88.7%
Top 1,000
94.6%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Portuguese 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.
astuto
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
clever (sly)
tarefa fútil
1×
meaningless or pointless task or effort
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-PT-BR 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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