Explore Movie Vocabulary
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White Zombie
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is White Zombie in English?
White Zombie: 78.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 9.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 599.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 17.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 9.6% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
- For B2 learners: 5.3% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
4.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.3% Unclassified.
This counts repeated eligible words. Phrases are excluded from this calculation to avoid counting their component words twice.
Recurring words and phrases to preview
- native (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
No, ah, not at all. There is a native family live out here
- grave (B2): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Corpses taken from their graves who are made to work in sugar mills
- suppose (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To think something is probably true, or to imagine a possible situation.
Subtitle example:
Don’t you suppose I know that, Silver?
- superstition (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There are superstitions in Haiti that the natives brought here from Africa.
- authority (B1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Can’t the authorities help?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Rogue: 9.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than White Zombie).
- Reeker: 9.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than White Zombie).
- Mirrors: 9.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than White Zombie).
These percentages describe vocabulary, not the proportion of dialogue you will understand. CEFR labels are estimates, not official film ratings. Accent, speed, songs, context, and your own vocabulary also affect comprehension. Repeated occurrences may include repeated dialogue or lyrics.
How we estimate vocabulary difficulty · Evidence generated: