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

About this clip

A 5:14 video in Dutch at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 208 words per minute, rated 4.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
  • ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
  • ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
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Vocabulary frequency

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

91.1%
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

87.1%
Top 1,000
91.1%
Top 2,000
95.4%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

91.6%
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-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.

aanvraagproces
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
application process
projectgroep
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
project group
ambtelijk
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
official (related to office)
dwingender
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
more coercive
wollige tekst
1×
ambiguous or overly complex language

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

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