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

About this clip

A 1:20 video in Dutch at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 214 words per minute, rated 4.6/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • Transportation - Cars, trains, planes, and getting around.
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Vocabulary frequency

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

87.3%
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

85.5%
Top 1,000
87.3%
Top 2,000
96.1%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

89%
Top 1,000
95.7%
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.

aanrijden
Rare / outside top 5,000
to run into
busreisorganisatie
Rare / outside top 5,000
bus travel organization
gesprekje
Rare / outside top 5,000
small talk
graafmachine
Rare / outside top 5,000
excavator
ergste nachtmerrie
worst fear or nightmare possible

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

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