Wie ein neues Dubai in der Ostsee entsteht

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C1 German listening practice · German · Curated for advanced learners

About this clip

A 12:53 video in German at C1 level, suitable for advanced learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 133 words per minute, rated 4.3/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this C1 German listening practice listening practice?

85.3%
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

78.7%
Top 1,000
85.3%
Top 2,000
92.9%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

89.6%
Top 1,000
95.6%
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 C1 level.

lünette
Rare / outside top 5,000
lunette (architectural feature)
lünetteholm
Rare / outside top 5,000
(not a standard word)
unfassbare
Rare / outside top 5,000
incomprehensible / unbelievable
broschüren
Rare / outside top 5,000
brochures; pamphlets; leaflets
Rare / outside top 5,000
(fragment) unclear

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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