Explore Movie Vocabulary
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His Girl Friday
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is His Girl Friday in English?
His Girl Friday: 61.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 18.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,576.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 29.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 18.9% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 12.7% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.4% 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
- sheriff (C1): 20 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A local law-enforcement official in some countries, especially the United States.
Subtitle example:
How much do you make? - I thought he was sheriff...
- suppose (B1): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To think something is probably true, or to imagine a possible situation.
Subtitle example:
Suppose we did! That isn't what I got married for!
- reprieve (rare): 13 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
But you can reprieve him twice so he hangs three days before election.
- fellow (B2): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Listen, that fellow Bensinger is on his way right now.
- quit (B2): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You can get married, but not quit. - No? Why not?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Man of the Year: 19.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than His Girl Friday).
- Harold and Maude: 18.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than His Girl Friday).
- Don Juan DeMarco: 18.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than His Girl Friday).
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: